Close to Dusk
#494367
#494367 is a dark, muted blue, close to the color Dusk. In RGB it’s made of 28.6% red, 26.3% green, and 40.4% blue. Its hue is 250°, with 21% saturation and 33% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #494367.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
9.20:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.28:1 FailThis color as text on white
9.20:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.28:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #494367 as they’d see it.
#494367 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #494367
What color is #494367?
#494367 is a dark, muted blue, close to the color Dusk. In RGB it’s made of 28.6% red, 26.3% green, and 40.4% blue. Its hue is 250°, with 21% saturation and 33% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #494367 in RGB?
#494367 is rgb(73, 67, 103): 73 red, 67 green, and 103 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #494367 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(29, 35, 0, 60). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #494367?
PANTONE 269 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #494367?
Its complement #444B26 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.