What color is #490BE6?

#490BE6 is a vivid violet, closest to the named color Space Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #490BE6?

The RGB value is 73, 11, 230: 73 red, 11 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #490BE6?

The complementary color is #A8E60B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #490BE6?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#490BE6 color

#490BE6 rgb(73, 11, 230)

Shades of purple

The hex color #490BE6 is a vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 4.3% green and 90.2% blue (73, 11, 230).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 91% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 95% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Space Opera (#5511DD), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#490BE6 color codes

HEX	`#490BE6`
RGB	`rgb(73, 11, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 4.3%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 91%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 95%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 95%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.63, 72.91, -93.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.63, 118.23, 308.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.146, 7.367, 75.366)`
Decimal	`4787174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #490BE6, 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 #490BE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#490BE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #490BE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #490be6; }
.text { color: #490be6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #490be6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 11 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #490be6, #b60be6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #490BE6?: #490BE6 is a vivid violet, closest to the named color Space Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #490BE6?: The RGB value is 73, 11, 230: 73 red, 11 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #490BE6?: The complementary color is #A8E60B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #490BE6?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.