All About Color #494BC5

#494BC5

About #494BC5

#494BC5 is a medium blue color with the hex code #494BC5. In RGB it is red 73, green 75, blue 197; in HSL it is hue 239°, saturation 52%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 63%, 62%, 0%, 23%. Its contrast ratio is 6.78:1 on white and 3.10:1 on black.

#494BC5 Color Conversion

Hex triplet49, 4B, C5
CMYK62.94%, 61.93%, 0.00%, 22.75%
RGB Decimal73, 75, 197
HSL239°, 52%, 53%
RGB Octal111, 113, 305
HSV (HSB)239.03°, 62.94%, 77.25%
RGB Binary1001001, 1001011, 11000101
CIE-L*AB38.69, 36.50, -64.05
RGB Percent28.63%, 29.41%, 77.25%
CIE-L*CH38.69, 73.73, 299.68
XYZ15.34, 10.48, 54.04
CIE-L*UV38.69, -7.27, -93.79
xyY0.19, 0.13, 10.48
Hunter-Lab32.37, 27.94, -76.31
RYB28.63%, 29.40%, 77.25%

Color Accessibility Scores

#494BC5 on a dark background: contrast 3.10:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#494BC5 on a light background: contrast 6.78:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #494BC5, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #494BC5. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#494BC5 · #8F90DC · #2B2C88 · #C5C349 · #DCDA8F

Analogous palette

#49C5C3 · #4989C5 · #494BC5 · #8549C5 · #C349C5

Triadic palette

#494BC5 · #C5494B · #4BC549 · #8F90DC · #DC8F90

Tetradic palette

#494BC5 · #C54989 · #C5C349 · #49C585 · #2B2C88

Monochromatic palette

#1C1D59 · #2F3093 · #494BC5 · #8384D8 · #BDBEEA

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