#494454

Color #494454

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.18 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#494454

RGB

rgb(73, 68, 84)

HSL

hsl(258.8, 10.5%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.8, 19%, 32.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.1%, 19%, 0%, 67.1%)

LAB

lab(29.89, 5.77, -8.78)

LCH

lch(29.89, 10.51, 303.31)

OKLCH

oklch(39.8%, 0.0273, 299.38)

HWB

hwb(258.8, 26.7%, 67.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4f5444

Analogous

#444754

#494454

#514454

Triadic

#494454

#544944

#445449

Split-complementary

#494454

#545144

#475444

Tetradic

#494454

#54444f

#4f5444

#445449

Square

#494454

#544447

#4f5444

#445451

Shades

Color #494454 mixed toward black.

#3d3946

#312d38

#25222a

#18171c

#0c0b0e

Tints

Color #494454 mixed toward white.

#665f75

#837b94

#a29caf

#c1bdca

#e0dee4

Tones

Color #494454 mixed toward gray.

#4a4553

#4a4751

#4b4850

#4b494f

#4b4b4d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.24:1

White text reads better on this background (9.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#474750 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#474850 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#494e4d · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#464646 · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #494454;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#494454]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#494454 (#494454) is rgb(73, 68, 84) in RGB.

No, #494454 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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