#494BB4

#494BB4

Color Values

HEX

#494BB4

RGB

73, 75, 180

HSL

238.9, 42.3%, 49.6%

HSV

238.9, 59.4%, 70.6%

CMYK

59.4%, 58.3%, 0.0%, 29.4%

OKLCH

0.4725 0.1628 277.4

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: NCS S 2050-R70B Violet

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#494BB4

#B4B249

Analogous

#4980B4

#7D49B4

#494BB4

Triadic

#494BB4

#B4494B

#4BB449

Split Complementary

#494BB4

#B47D49

#80B449

Tetradic

#494BB4

#B44980

#B4B249

#49B47D

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#494BB4

Protanopia

#4A4A9B

Deuteranopia

#4A4A94

Tritanopia

#498782

Achromatopsia

#525252

CSS Usage

background-color: #494BB4;
color: #494BB4;
border-color: #494BB4;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 800 #1E40AF

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F5FA
100
#E7E7F4
200
#CCCDEA
300
#A8A9DC
400
#797AC9
500
#4A4CB5
600
#3B3C91
700
#2F3074
800
#25265B
900
#1E1F43
950
#13132A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

7.12:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

2.95:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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