What color is #493F59?

#493F59 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #493F59?

The RGB value is 73, 63, 89: 73 red, 63 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #493F59?

The complementary color is #4F593F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #493F59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#493F59 color

#493F59 rgb(73, 63, 89)

Shades of purple

The hex color #493F59 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 24.7% green and 34.9% blue (73, 63, 89).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 17% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#493F59 color codes

HEX	`#493F59`
RGB	`rgb(73, 63, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 24.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 17%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 29%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 29%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.62, 10.31, -13.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.62, 17.34, 306.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.328, 5.693, 10.215)`
Decimal	`4800345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #493F59, 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 #493F59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#493F59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #493F59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #493f59; }
.text { color: #493f59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #493f59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 63 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #493f59, #563f59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #493F59?: #493F59 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #493F59?: The RGB value is 73, 63, 89: 73 red, 63 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #493F59?: The complementary color is #4F593F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #493F59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.