Information about #493A79 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #493A79 reads as a moderately toned deep-sea blue and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Fairground (#483A79). Slightly further away sit Purple Haze (#4E387E) and Funtasia (#4C3371).
The recipe behind #493A79 is rgb(73, 58, 121), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 9.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #493A79 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#493A79 color variations
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#493A79 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#493A79 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#493A79 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#493A79 color hues
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#493A79 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #493A79 color
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Nearest named colors to #493A79
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#483A79
#4E387E
#4C3371
#4F4081
#543E7A
#3D3F7D
#462C77
#413F6E
#42426F
#4A3B6A
#3F307F
#3C3B6E
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#493A79
- RGB73, 58, 121
- CMYK19, 25, 0, 53
- CSSrgb(73, 58, 121)
- HSL254°, 35%, 35%
- HSL Precise254.286°, 35.196%, 35.098%
- HSV254°, 52%, 47%
- HSB254°, 52%, 47%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.227
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
- GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.227, 0.475)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.227, 0.475, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.227, 0.475)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB22.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID493A79
- DECIMAL ID4799097
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
