What color is #491B56?

#491B56 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 #491B56?

The RGB value is 73, 27, 86: 73 red, 27 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #491B56?

The complementary color is #28561B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #491B56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#491B56 color

#491B56 rgb(73, 27, 86)

Shades of purple

The hex color #491B56 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 10.6% green and 33.7% blue (73, 27, 86).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 52% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 69% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Plunged Into Darkness (#431C53), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.34:1).

#491B56 color codes

HEX	`#491B56`
RGB	`rgb(73, 27, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 10.6%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 52%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 69%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 69%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.53, 31.93, -26.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.53, 41.31, 320.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.819, 2.872, 9.103)`
Decimal	`4791126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #491B56, 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 #491B56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#491B56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #491B56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #491b56; }
.text { color: #491b56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #491b56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 27 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #491b56, #561b46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #491B56?: #491B56 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 #491B56?: The RGB value is 73, 27, 86: 73 red, 27 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #491B56?: The complementary color is #28561B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #491B56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.