All About Color #494CBC

#494CBC

About #494CBC

#494CBC is a medium blue color with the hex code #494CBC. In RGB it is red 73, green 76, blue 188; in HSL it is hue 238°, saturation 46%, lightness 51%; in CMYK it is 61%, 60%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 6.90:1 on white and 3.04:1 on black.

#494CBC Color Conversion

Hex triplet49, 4C, BC
CMYK61.17%, 59.57%, 0.00%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal73, 76, 188
HSL238°, 46%, 51%
RGB Octal111, 114, 274
HSV (HSB)238.43°, 61.17%, 73.73%
RGB Binary1001001, 1001100, 10111100
CIE-L*AB38.23, 32.87, -59.55
RGB Percent28.63%, 29.80%, 73.73%
CIE-L*CH38.23, 68.02, 298.90
XYZ14.41, 10.22, 48.79
CIE-L*UV38.23, -7.10, -87.23
xyY0.20, 0.14, 10.22
Hunter-Lab31.96, 24.54, -68.13
RYB28.63%, 29.77%, 73.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#494CBC on a dark background: contrast 3.04:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#494CBC on a light background: contrast 6.90:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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

Complementary palette

#494CBC · #8C8ED4 · #2D307B · #BCB849 · #D4D28C

Analogous palette

#49BCB8 · #4986BC · #494CBC · #7E49BC · #B849BC

Triadic palette

#494CBC · #BC494C · #4CBC49 · #8C8ED4 · #D48C8E

Tetradic palette

#494CBC · #BC4986 · #BCB849 · #49BC7E · #2D307B

Monochromatic palette

#1D1F4E · #323486 · #494CBC · #8083D0 · #B8BAE5

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