What color is #49315A?

#49315A 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 #49315A?

The RGB value is 73, 49, 90: 73 red, 49 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49315A?

The complementary color is #425A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49315A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49315A color

#49315A rgb(73, 49, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #49315A is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 19.2% green and 35.3% blue (73, 49, 90).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 29% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.23:1).

#49315A color codes

HEX	`#49315A`
RGB	`rgb(73, 49, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 19.2%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 29%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 46%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 46%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.8, 19.74, -20.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.8, 28.48, 313.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.691, 4.351, 10.211)`
Decimal	`4796762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49315A, 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 #49315A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49315A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #49315A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49315a; }
.text { color: #49315a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49315a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 49 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49315a, #5a3157); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #49315A?: #49315A 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 #49315A?: The RGB value is 73, 49, 90: 73 red, 49 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49315A?: The complementary color is #425A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49315A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.