#494cd0

Color #494cd0

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Blue #6a5acd · ΔE 12.65 Nearest Tailwind class blue-700 #1447e6 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#494cd0

RGB

rgb(73, 76, 208)

HSL

hsl(238.7, 59%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(238.7, 64.9%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.9%, 63.5%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(39.81, 39.55, -68.59)

LCH

lch(39.81, 79.18, 299.97)

OKLCH

oklch(49.7%, 0.1987, 275.43)

HWB

hwb(238.7, 28.6%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0cd49

Analogous

#498fd0

#494cd0

#8a49d0

Triadic

#494cd0

#d0494c

#4cd049

Split-complementary

#494cd0

#d08a49

#8fd049

Tetradic

#494cd0

#cd49d0

#d0cd49

#4cd049

Square

#494cd0

#d0498f

#d0cd49

#49d08a

Shades

Color #494cd0 mixed toward black.

#3033ba

#262995

#1d1f70

#13144a

#0a0a25

Tints

Color #494cd0 mixed toward white.

#676ad8

#8688e0

#a4a5e8

#c2c3ef

#e1e1f7

Tones

Color #494cd0 mixed toward gray.

#5457c5

#5f61ba

#6b6cae

#7677a3

#818298

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.23:1

White text reads better on this background (6.51:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4abb · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#4a4ab5 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#49a7a3 · ΔE 41.6

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 28.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #494cd0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#494cd0]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#494cd0 (#494cd0) is rgb(73, 76, 208) in RGB.

No, #494cd0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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