What color is #490045?

#490045 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #490045?

The RGB value is 73, 0, 69: 73 red, 0 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #490045?

The complementary color is #004904, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #490045?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#490045 color

#490045 rgb(73, 0, 69)

Shades of purple

The hex color #490045 is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 0% green and 27.1% blue (73, 0, 69).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 5% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Cosmos (#441144), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.34:1).

#490045 color codes

HEX	`#490045`
RGB	`rgb(73, 0, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 0%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 100%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 5%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.66, 39.14, -22.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.66, 45.06, 330.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.822, 1.846, 5.784)`
Decimal	`4784197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #490045, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #490045	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#490045 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #490045 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #490045; }
.text { color: #490045; }
.border { border: 2px solid #490045; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 0 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #490045, #490020); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #490045?: #490045 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #490045?: The RGB value is 73, 0, 69: 73 red, 0 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #490045?: The complementary color is #004904, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #490045?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.