What color is #490C52?

#490C52 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Clairvoyant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #490C52?

The RGB value is 73, 12, 82: 73 red, 12 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #490C52?

The complementary color is #15520C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #490C52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#490C52 color

#490C52 rgb(73, 12, 82)

Shades of purple

The hex color #490C52 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 4.7% green and 32.2% blue (73, 12, 82).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 74% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 85% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Clairvoyant (#480656), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.41:1).

#490C52 color codes

HEX	`#490C52`
RGB	`rgb(73, 12, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 4.7%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 74%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 85%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 85%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.94, 37.59, -27.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.94, 46.66, 323.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.402, 2.289, 8.191)`
Decimal	`4787282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #490C52, 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 #490C52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#490C52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #490C52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #490c52; }
.text { color: #490c52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #490c52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 12 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #490c52, #520c38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #490C52?: #490C52 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Clairvoyant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #490C52?: The RGB value is 73, 12, 82: 73 red, 12 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #490C52?: The complementary color is #15520C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #490C52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.