What color is #491952?

#491952 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Plunged Into Darkness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #491952?

The RGB value is 73, 25, 82: 73 red, 25 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #491952?

The complementary color is #225219, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #491952?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#491952 color

#491952 rgb(73, 25, 82)

Shades of purple

The hex color #491952 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 9.8% green and 32.2% blue (73, 25, 82).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 53% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Plunged Into Darkness (#431C53), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.6:1).

#491952 color codes

HEX	`#491952`
RGB	`rgb(73, 25, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 9.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 53%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 70%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 70%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.89, 32.06, -24.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.89, 40.36, 322.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.618, 2.721, 8.263)`
Decimal	`4790610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #491952, 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 #491952	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#491952 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #491952 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #491952; }
.text { color: #491952; }
.border { border: 2px solid #491952; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 25 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #491952, #52193e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #491952?: #491952 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Plunged Into Darkness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #491952?: The RGB value is 73, 25, 82: 73 red, 25 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #491952?: The complementary color is #225219, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #491952?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.