#494079

Color #494079

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 13.01 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-900 #312c85 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#494079

RGB

rgb(73, 64, 121)

HSL

hsl(249.5, 30.8%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.5, 47.1%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.7%, 47.1%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(30.55, 18.75, -31.32)

LCH

lch(30.55, 36.5, 300.91)

OKLCH

oklch(40.9%, 0.0934, 288.8)

HWB

hwb(249.5, 25.1%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#707940

Analogous

#405479

#494079

#664079

Triadic

#494079

#794940

#407949

Split-complementary

#494079

#796640

#547940

Tetradic

#494079

#794070

#707940

#407949

Square

#494079

#794054

#707940

#407966

Shades

Color #494079 mixed toward black.

#3d3565

#312b51

#25203d

#181528

#0c0b14

Tints

Color #494079 mixed toward white.

#5e539c

#7c71b4

#9d95c7

#bdb8da

#dedcec

Tones

Color #494079 mixed toward gray.

#4c4574

#504a70

#534e6b

#565366

#595861

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.29:1

White text reads better on this background (9.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#45456e · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#46466c · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#496563 · ΔE 25.8

Achromatopsia

#484848 · ΔE 21.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #494079;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#494079]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#494079 (#494079) is rgb(73, 64, 121) in RGB.

No, #494079 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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