What color is #493A54?

#493A54 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #493A54?

The RGB value is 73, 58, 84: 73 red, 58 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #493A54?

The complementary color is #45543A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #493A54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#493A54 color

#493A54 rgb(73, 58, 84)

Shades of purple

The hex color #493A54 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 22.7% green and 32.9% blue (73, 58, 84).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 18% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#493A54 color codes

HEX	`#493A54`
RGB	`rgb(73, 58, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 22.7%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 18%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 31%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 31%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.97, 12.32, -13.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.97, 18.07, 312.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.861, 5.083, 9.058)`
Decimal	`4799060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #493A54, 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 #493A54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#493A54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #493A54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #493a54; }
.text { color: #493a54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #493a54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 58 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #493a54, #543a52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #493A54?: #493A54 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #493A54?: The RGB value is 73, 58, 84: 73 red, 58 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #493A54?: The complementary color is #45543A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #493A54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.