Information about #493B91 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#493B91 presents itself as a pleasantly vivid classic blue — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Blue Gem (#4B3C8E). Slightly further away sit Dark Slate Blue (#483D8B) and Blueberry (#464196).
The recipe behind #493B91 is rgb(73, 59, 145), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 9.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.3:1. #493B91 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#493B91 color variations
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#493B91 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#493B91 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#493B91 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#493B91 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#493B91 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 #493B91 color
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Nearest named colors to #493B91
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4B3C8E
#483D8B
#464196
#3F3994
#3D3D90
#534491
#553592
#4F4081
#5B3E90
#4E387E
#564786
#353A8B
#493B91 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#493B91
- RGB73, 59, 145
- CMYK28, 34, 0, 43
- CSSrgb(73, 59, 145)
- HSL250°, 42%, 40%
- HSL Precise249.767°, 42.157%, 40%
- HSV250°, 59%, 57%
- HSB250°, 59%, 57%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.231
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.569
- GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.231, 0.569)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.231, 0.569, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.231, 0.569)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB23.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB56.9%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID493B91
- DECIMAL ID4799377
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers313 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
