What color is #494156?

#494156 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494156?

The RGB value is 73, 65, 86: 73 red, 65 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494156?

The complementary color is #4E5641, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494156?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494156 color

#494156 rgb(73, 65, 86)

Shades of purple

The hex color #494156 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 25.5% green and 33.7% blue (73, 65, 86).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 14% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#494156 color codes

HEX	`#494156`
RGB	`rgb(73, 65, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 25.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 14%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 24%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 24%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.08, 8.23, -11.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.08, 13.98, 306.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.317, 5.869, 9.602)`
Decimal	`4800854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494156, 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 #494156	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494156 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #494156 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494156; }
.text { color: #494156; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494156; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 65 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494156, #544156); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #494156?: #494156 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494156?: The RGB value is 73, 65, 86: 73 red, 65 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494156?: The complementary color is #4E5641, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494156?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.