What color is #49375A?

#49375A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Sanctum of Shadows. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49375A?

The RGB value is 73, 55, 90: 73 red, 55 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49375A?

The complementary color is #485A37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49375A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49375A color

#49375A rgb(73, 55, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #49375A is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 21.6% green and 35.3% blue (73, 55, 90).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 24% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Sanctum of Shadows (#3C2F4E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#49375A color codes

HEX	`#49375A`
RGB	`rgb(73, 55, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 21.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 24%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 39%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 39%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.41, 15.83, -18.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.41, 23.97, 311.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.959, 4.887, 10.3)`
Decimal	`4798298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49375A, 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 #49375A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49375A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #49375A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49375a; }
.text { color: #49375a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49375a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 55 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49375a, #5a3759); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #49375A?: #49375A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Sanctum of Shadows. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49375A?: The RGB value is 73, 55, 90: 73 red, 55 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49375A?: The complementary color is #485A37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49375A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.