What color is #492F57?

#492F57 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #492F57?

The RGB value is 73, 47, 87: 73 red, 47 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #492F57?

The complementary color is #3D572F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #492F57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#492F57 color

#492F57 rgb(73, 47, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #492F57 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 18.4% green and 34.1% blue (73, 47, 87).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 30% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.49:1).

#492F57 color codes

HEX	`#492F57`
RGB	`rgb(73, 47, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 18.4%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 30%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 46%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 46%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.12, 20.27, -19.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.12, 28.2, 315.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.484, 4.138, 9.525)`
Decimal	`4796247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #492F57, 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 #492F57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#492F57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #492F57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #492f57; }
.text { color: #492f57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #492f57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 47 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #492f57, #572f51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #492F57?: #492F57 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #492F57?: The RGB value is 73, 47, 87: 73 red, 47 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #492F57?: The complementary color is #3D572F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #492F57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.