#494493

Color #494493

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 3.13 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#494493

RGB

rgb(73, 68, 147)

HSL

hsl(243.8, 36.7%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.8, 53.7%, 57.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.3%, 53.7%, 0%, 42.4%)

LAB

lab(33.26, 24.35, -43.08)

LCH

lch(33.26, 49.49, 299.48)

OKLCH

oklch(43.4%, 0.1259, 282.67)

HWB

hwb(243.8, 26.7%, 42.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e9344

Analogous

#446793

#494493

#714493

Triadic

#494493

#934944

#449349

Split-complementary

#494493

#937144

#679344

Tetradic

#494493

#93448e

#8e9344

#449349

Square

#494493

#934467

#8e9344

#449371

Shades

Color #494493 mixed toward black.

#3d397b

#312d62

#25224a

#181731

#0c0b19

Tints

Color #494493 mixed toward white.

#5d57b1

#7d79c1

#9e9ad0

#bebce0

#dfddef

Tones

Color #494493 mixed toward gray.

#4f4b8d

#555186

#5a587f

#605e79

#666572

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.53:1

White text reads better on this background (8.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#474785 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#474882 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#497976 · ΔE 30.3

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 23.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #494493;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#494493]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#494493 (#494493) is rgb(73, 68, 147) in RGB.

No, #494493 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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