What color is #494159?

#494159 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494159?

The RGB value is 73, 65, 89: 73 red, 65 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494159?

The complementary color is #515941, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494159?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494159 color

#494159 rgb(73, 65, 89)

Shades of purple

The hex color #494159 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 25.5% green and 34.9% blue (73, 65, 89).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 16% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#494159 color codes

HEX	`#494159`
RGB	`rgb(73, 65, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 25.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 16%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 27%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 27%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.21, 9, -13.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.21, 15.85, 304.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.441, 5.918, 10.252)`
Decimal	`4800857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494159, 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 #494159	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494159 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	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 #494159 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494159; }
.text { color: #494159; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494159; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 65 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494159, #554159); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #494159?: #494159 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494159?: The RGB value is 73, 65, 89: 73 red, 65 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494159?: The complementary color is #515941, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494159?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.