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#494258 color: Royal Treatment

#494258 is rgb(73, 66, 88) in RGB and oklch(39.496% 0.03761 299.246) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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259°
100%

39.5%
0.038
299°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • gray-700
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.53:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.20:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #494258

#494258 is a muted dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 39.5% lightness, 0.038 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.53:1 contrast and black text 2.2:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Royal Treatment (#494256). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is gray-700.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #494258 mixed with white

  1. 494258
  2. 595367
  3. 6a6477
  4. 7b7687
  5. 8d8897
  6. 9f9ba8
  7. b1aeb9
  8. c4c2ca
  9. d8d6db
  10. ebeaed

Darker: #494258 mixed with black

  1. 494258
  2. 3e384b
  3. 342f3f
  4. 2a2533
  5. 201c28
  6. 17141d
  7. 0e0b12
  8. 060509
  9. 020103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #494258 with less saturation

  1. 494258
  2. 494256
  3. 484355
  4. 484353
  5. 484451
  6. 48444f
  7. 47454d
  8. 47454c
  9. 47454a
  10. 464648

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Colors that go with #494258

Complementary
#494258#444932
Analogous
#494258#3e465b#523f50
Triadic
#494258#564232#2f4d47
Split
#494258#4e462f#384c3b

Questions about #494258

What color is #494258?

#494258 is muted dark violet. The closest named color is Royal Treatment. In RGB it is rgb(73, 66, 88), in HSL hsl(259.09, 14.29%, 30.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.496% 0.03761 299.246).

What colors go well with #494258?

The complementary color of #494258 is #444932. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e465b and #523f50. The triadic partners are #564232 and #2f4d47.

Is white or black text more readable on #494258?

White text reads better on #494258: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and black gives 2.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #494258 a warm or cool color?

#494258 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 39.5% and its chroma 0.038.