#494ecd

Color #494ecd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Blue #6a5acd · ΔE 10.29 Nearest Tailwind class blue-700 #1447e6 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#494ecd

RGB

rgb(73, 78, 205)

HSL

hsl(237.7, 56.9%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(237.7, 64.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.4%, 62%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(40.03, 37.33, -66.49)

LCH

lch(40.03, 76.25, 299.31)

OKLCH

oklch(49.8%, 0.1924, 275.19)

HWB

hwb(237.7, 28.6%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdc849

Analogous

#4990cd

#494ecd

#8649cd

Triadic

#494ecd

#cd494e

#4ecd49

Split-complementary

#494ecd

#cd8649

#90cd49

Tetradic

#494ecd

#c849cd

#cdc849

#4ecd49

Square

#494ecd

#cd4990

#cdc849

#49cd86

Shades

Color #494ecd mixed toward black.

#3237b6

#282c91

#1e216d

#141649

#0a0b24

Tints

Color #494ecd mixed toward white.

#676cd5

#8689de

#a4a7e6

#c2c4ee

#e1e2f7

Tones

Color #494ecd mixed toward gray.

#5458c2

#5f62b7

#6a6cac

#7577a1

#808196

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.25:1

White text reads better on this background (6.45:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4bb8 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#4b4bb3 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#49a6a1 · ΔE 41.3

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 28.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #494ecd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#494ecd]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#494ecd (#494ecd) is rgb(73, 78, 205) in RGB.

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

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