What color is #493A90?

#493A90 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Slate Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #493A90?

The RGB value is 73, 58, 144: 73 red, 58 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #493A90?

The complementary color is #81903A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #493A90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#493A90 color

#493A90 rgb(73, 58, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #493A90 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 22.7% green and 56.5% blue (73, 58, 144).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 43% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483D8B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#493A90 color codes

HEX	`#493A90`
RGB	`rgb(73, 58, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 22.7%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 43%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 60%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 60%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.53, 29.77, -45.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.53, 54.48, 303.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.293, 6.456, 27.137)`
Decimal	`4799120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #493A90, 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 #493A90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#493A90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #493A90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #493a90; }
.text { color: #493a90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #493a90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 58 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #493a90, #743a90); }

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Questions

What color is #493A90?: #493A90 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Slate Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #493A90?: The RGB value is 73, 58, 144: 73 red, 58 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #493A90?: The complementary color is #81903A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #493A90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.