Information about #494E69 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A calm, restrained blue, #494E69 sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Independence (#4C516D). Nearby in the Register you will also find East Bay (#47526E) and Vintage Indigo (#4A556B).
In RGB terms — rgb(73, 78, 105) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #494E69 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.6:1. #494E69 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#494E69 color variations
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#494E69 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#494E69 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#494E69 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#494E69 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#494E69 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 #494E69 color
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Nearest named colors to #494E69
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4C516D
#47526E
#4A556B
#475769
#424F71
#454C73
#515769
#4B5761
#515072
#515664
#445761
#42485F
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#494E69
- RGB73, 78, 105
- CMYK13, 11, 0, 59
- CSSrgb(73, 78, 105)
- HSL231°, 18%, 35%
- HSL Precise230.625°, 17.978%, 34.902%
- HSV231°, 30%, 41%
- HSB231°, 30%, 41%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.306
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.412
- GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.306, 0.412)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.306, 0.412, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.306, 0.412)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB30.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB41.2%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID494E69
- DECIMAL ID4804201
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
