What color is #49296A?

#49296A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fading Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49296A?

The RGB value is 73, 41, 106: 73 red, 41 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49296A?

The complementary color is #4A6A29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49296A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49296A color

#49296A rgb(73, 41, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #49296A is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 16.1% green and 41.6% blue (73, 41, 106).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 44% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Fading Horizon (#442266), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#49296A color codes

HEX	`#49296A`
RGB	`rgb(73, 41, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 16.1%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 44%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 61%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 61%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.81, 29.03, -32.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.81, 43.59, 311.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.142, 4.043, 14.09)`
Decimal	`4794730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49296A, 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 #49296A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49296A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #49296A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49296a; }
.text { color: #49296a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49296a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 41 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49296a, #6a296a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #49296A?: #49296A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fading Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49296A?: The RGB value is 73, 41, 106: 73 red, 41 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49296A?: The complementary color is #4A6A29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49296A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.