What color is #491F73?

#491F73 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Fading Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #491F73?

The RGB value is 73, 31, 115: 73 red, 31 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #491F73?

The complementary color is #49731F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #491F73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#491F73 color

#491F73 rgb(73, 31, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #491F73 is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 12.2% green and 45.1% blue (73, 31, 115).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 58% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Fading Horizon (#442266), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.16:1).

#491F73 color codes

HEX	`#491F73`
RGB	`rgb(73, 31, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 12.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 58%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 73%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 73%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.42, 37.07, -40.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.42, 54.95, 312.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.331, 3.634, 16.584)`
Decimal	`4792179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #491F73, 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 #491F73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#491F73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #491F73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #491f73; }
.text { color: #491f73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #491f73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 31 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #491f73, #731f73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #491F73?: #491F73 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Fading Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #491F73?: The RGB value is 73, 31, 115: 73 red, 31 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #491F73?: The complementary color is #49731F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #491F73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.