Information about #494677 color

#494677 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#494677 falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(73, 70, 119) — 28.6% red, 27.5% green, 46.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 18 / 19 / 0 / 53. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#494677 presents itself as a moderately toned classic blue — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Night Moves (#454C73). Slightly further away sit Corn Flower Blue (#42426F) and Fairground (#483A79).

The recipe behind #494677 is rgb(73, 70, 119), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #494677: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#494677 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#494677 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #494677

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Night Moves color link
Night Moves

#454C73

Fairground color link
Fairground

#483A79

Magik color link
Magik

#3E4C7A

Quayside color link
Quayside

#424F71

Fascinator color link
Fascinator

#4F4081

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Takaka color link
Takaka

#3D4D78

Wave Rider color link
Wave Rider

#413F6E

Purple Navy color link
Purple Navy

#4E5180

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#494677
  • RGB73, 70, 119
  • CMYK18, 19, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(73, 70, 119)
  • HSL244°, 26%, 37%
  • HSL Precise243.673°, 25.926%, 37.059%
  • HSV244°, 41%, 47%
  • HSB244°, 41%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.275, 0.467)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.275, 0.467, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.275, 0.467)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB46.7%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID494677
  • DECIMAL ID4802167
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01