What color is #49425D?

#49425D 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 #49425D?

The RGB value is 73, 66, 93: 73 red, 66 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49425D?

The complementary color is #565D42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49425D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49425D color

#49425D rgb(73, 66, 93)

Shades of purple

The hex color #49425D is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 25.9% green and 36.5% blue (73, 66, 93).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 17% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#49425D color codes

HEX	`#49425D`
RGB	`rgb(73, 66, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 25.9%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 17%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 29%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 29%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.67, 9.39, -14.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.67, 17.62, 302.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.671, 6.103, 11.18)`
Decimal	`4801117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49425D, 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 #49425D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49425D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #49425D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49425d; }
.text { color: #49425d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49425d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 66 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49425d, #56425d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #49425D?: #49425D 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 #49425D?: The RGB value is 73, 66, 93: 73 red, 66 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49425D?: The complementary color is #565D42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49425D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.