#494d78

Color #494d78

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 22.34 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#494d78

RGB

rgb(73, 77, 120)

HSL

hsl(234.9, 24.4%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234.9, 39.2%, 47.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.2%, 35.8%, 0%, 52.9%)

LAB

lab(34.15, 9.96, -25.03)

LCH

lch(34.15, 26.94, 291.7)

OKLCH

oklch(43.6%, 0.0709, 278.93)

HWB

hwb(234.9, 28.6%, 52.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#787449

Analogous

#496478

#494d78

#5c4978

Triadic

#494d78

#78494d

#4d7849

Split-complementary

#494d78

#785c49

#647849

Tetradic

#494d78

#744978

#787449

#4d7849

Square

#494d78

#784964

#787449

#49785c

Shades

Color #494d78 mixed toward black.

#3d4064

#313350

#24263c

#181a28

#0c0d14

Tints

Color #494d78 mixed toward white.

#5d6299

#7b80af

#9ca0c3

#bdbfd7

#dedfeb

Tones

Color #494d78 mixed toward gray.

#4d5074

#515370

#55576c

#595a68

#5c5d64

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.62:1

White text reads better on this background (8.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b6f · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#4b4a6d · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#496866 · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 17.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #494d78;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#494d78]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#494d78 (#494d78) is rgb(73, 77, 120) in RGB.

No, #494d78 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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