What color is #49548B?

#49548B is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49548B?

The RGB value is 73, 84, 139: 73 red, 84 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49548B?

The complementary color is #8B8049, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49548B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49548B color

#49548B rgb(73, 84, 139)

Shades of blue

The hex color #49548B is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 32.9% green and 54.5% blue (73, 84, 139).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 31% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Piccadilly Purple (#51588E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#49548B color codes

HEX	`#49548B`
RGB	`rgb(73, 84, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 32.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 31%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 47%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 40%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.15, 11.39, -31.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.15, 33.96, 289.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.577, 9.621, 25.721)`
Decimal	`4805771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49548B, 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 #49548B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49548B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #49548B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49548b; }
.text { color: #49548b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49548b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 84 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49548b, #5f498b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #49548B?: #49548B is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49548B?: The RGB value is 73, 84, 139: 73 red, 84 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49548B?: The complementary color is #8B8049, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49548B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.