What color is #490147?

#490147 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 #490147?

The RGB value is 73, 1, 71: 73 red, 1 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #490147?

The complementary color is #014903, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #490147?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#490147 color

#490147 rgb(73, 1, 71)

Shades of purple

The hex color #490147 is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 0.4% green and 27.8% blue (73, 1, 71).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 97% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 99% magenta, 3% 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 15.23:1).

#490147 color codes

HEX	`#490147`
RGB	`rgb(73, 1, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 0.4%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 97%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 99%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 99%, 3%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.92, 39.13, -23.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.92, 45.54, 329.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.896, 1.893, 6.12)`
Decimal	`4784455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #490147, 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 #490147	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#490147 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #490147 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #490147; }
.text { color: #490147; }
.border { border: 2px solid #490147; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 1 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #490147, #490123); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #490147?: #490147 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 #490147?: The RGB value is 73, 1, 71: 73 red, 1 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #490147?: The complementary color is #014903, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #490147?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.