#494178

Color #494178

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 14.34 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-900 #312c85 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#494178

RGB

rgb(73, 65, 120)

HSL

hsl(248.7, 29.7%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.7, 45.8%, 47.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.2%, 45.8%, 0%, 52.9%)

LAB

lab(30.77, 17.79, -30.36)

LCH

lch(30.77, 35.19, 300.37)

OKLCH

oklch(41%, 0.0901, 288.43)

HWB

hwb(248.7, 25.5%, 52.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#707841

Analogous

#415578

#494178

#654178

Triadic

#494178

#784941

#417849

Split-complementary

#494178

#786541

#557841

Tetradic

#494178

#784170

#707841

#417849

Square

#494178

#784155

#707841

#417865

Shades

Color #494178 mixed toward black.

#3d3664

#312b50

#25213c

#181628

#0c0b14

Tints

Color #494178 mixed toward white.

#5e549b

#7c73b3

#9d96c6

#bdb9d9

#dedcec

Tones

Color #494178 mixed toward gray.

#4c4673

#504a6f

#534f6a

#565366

#595861

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.31:1

White text reads better on this background (9.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#46466e · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#46476b · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#496563 · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#484848 · ΔE 20.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #494178;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#494178]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#494178 (#494178) is rgb(73, 65, 120) in RGB.

No, #494178 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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