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#494792

#494792 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#494792 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 27.84% green and 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 51.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black. Its hue angle is 241.6°, with 34.56% saturation and 42.55% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 3.29.

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Relative luminance0.08

Complementary

  1. #494792
  2. #909247

Split complementary

  1. #494792
  2. #926f47
  3. #6b9247

Analogous

  1. #476b92
  2. #494792
  3. #6f4792

Triadic

  1. #494792
  2. #924947
  3. #479249

Tetradic

  1. #494792
  2. #924790
  3. #909247
  4. #479249

Square

  1. #494792
  2. #92476b
  3. #909247
  4. #47926f

Monochromatic

  1. #16152b
  2. #2f2e5f
  3. #494792
  4. #6f6db8
  5. #a2a1d1

Shades

#494792 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #494792
  2. #424083
  3. #3a3975
  4. #333266
  5. #2c2b58
  6. #252449
  7. #1d1c3a
  8. #16152c
  9. #0f0e1d
  10. #07070f
  11. #000000

Tints

#494792 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #494792
  2. #5b599d
  3. #6d6ca8
  4. #807eb3
  5. #9291be
  6. #a4a3c9
  7. #b6b5d3
  8. #c8c8de
  9. #dbdae9
  10. #ededf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#494792 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #494792
  2. #4f4d90
  3. #54528e
  4. #5a588d
  5. #5f5e8b
  6. #656489
  7. #6a6987
  8. #706f85
  9. #757584
  10. #7b7a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d4c70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #245395 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e4d90 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e5765 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #364e94 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #344b91 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b517a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-494792 {
  color: #494792;
}
Background
.bg-494792 {
  background-color: #494792;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-494792 {
  border: 2px solid #494792;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #494792;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 71 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 35% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-494792 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #494792, #6f4792);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-494792 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 71 146 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 3.29 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.24 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.50 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.56 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.73 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.87 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.33 #b6b86d Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#494792  rgb(73, 71, 146)  hsl(242, 35%, 43%)  Dark Slate Blue
#909247  rgb(144, 146, 71)  hsl(62, 35%, 43%)  Moss Green
#924947  rgb(146, 73, 71)  hsl(2, 35%, 43%)  Cordovan
#479249  rgb(71, 146, 73)  hsl(122, 35%, 43%)  Sea Green