What color is #494157?

#494157 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 #494157?

The RGB value is 73, 65, 87: 73 red, 65 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494157?

The complementary color is #4F5741, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494157?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494157 color

#494157 rgb(73, 65, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #494157 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 25.5% green and 34.1% blue (73, 65, 87).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 14% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#494157 color codes

HEX	`#494157`
RGB	`rgb(73, 65, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 25.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 14%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 25%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 25%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.12, 8.48, -11.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.12, 14.6, 305.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.358, 5.885, 9.816)`
Decimal	`4800855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494157, 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 #494157	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494157 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #494157 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494157; }
.text { color: #494157; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494157; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 65 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494157, #544157); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #494157?: #494157 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 #494157?: The RGB value is 73, 65, 87: 73 red, 65 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494157?: The complementary color is #4F5741, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494157?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.