What color is #492341?

#492341 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Void. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #492341?

The RGB value is 73, 35, 65: 73 red, 35 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #492341?

The complementary color is #23492B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #492341?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#492341 color

#492341 rgb(73, 35, 65)

Shades of purple

The hex color #492341 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 13.7% green and 25.5% blue (73, 35, 65).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 35% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 11% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Purple Void (#442244), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.12:1).

#492341 color codes

HEX	`#492341`
RGB	`rgb(73, 35, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 13.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 35%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 52%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 11%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.05, 22.83, -11.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.05, 25.39, 334.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.303, 3, 5.353)`
Decimal	`4793153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #492341, 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 #492341	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#492341 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #492341 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #492341; }
.text { color: #492341; }
.border { border: 2px solid #492341; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 35 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #492341, #49232e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #492341?: #492341 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Void. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #492341?: The RGB value is 73, 35, 65: 73 red, 35 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #492341?: The complementary color is #23492B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #492341?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.