What color is #49415A?

#49415A 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 #49415A?

The RGB value is 73, 65, 90: 73 red, 65 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49415A?

The complementary color is #525A41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49415A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49415A color

#49415A rgb(73, 65, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #49415A is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 25.5% green and 35.3% blue (73, 65, 90).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 16% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#49415A color codes

HEX	`#49415A`
RGB	`rgb(73, 65, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 25.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 16%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 28%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 28%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.25, 9.25, -13.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.25, 16.47, 304.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.483, 5.935, 10.475)`
Decimal	`4800858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49415A, 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 #49415A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49415A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #49415A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49415a; }
.text { color: #49415a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49415a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 65 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49415a, #56415a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #49415A?: #49415A 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 #49415A?: The RGB value is 73, 65, 90: 73 red, 65 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49415A?: The complementary color is #525A41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49415A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.