What color is #490C97?

#490C97 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Space Battle Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #490C97?

The RGB value is 73, 12, 151: 73 red, 12 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #490C97?

The complementary color is #5A970C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #490C97?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#490C97 color

#490C97 rgb(73, 12, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #490C97 is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 4.7% green and 59.2% blue (73, 12, 151).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 85% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 92% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Space Battle Blue (#440099), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.78:1).

#490C97 color codes

HEX	`#490C97`
RGB	`rgb(73, 12, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 4.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 85%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 92%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 92%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.38, 53.52, -61.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.38, 81.63, 310.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.463, 3.913, 29.582)`
Decimal	`4787351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #490C97, 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 #490C97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#490C97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #490C97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #490c97; }
.text { color: #490c97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #490c97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 12 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #490c97, #8f0c97); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #490C97?: #490C97 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Space Battle Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #490C97?: The RGB value is 73, 12, 151: 73 red, 12 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #490C97?: The complementary color is #5A970C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #490C97?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.