Colour
#49189F
- #49189F
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#49189F is a violet with RGB values 73, 24, 159 and HSL 262°, 74%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#49189F#49189F
HEX#49189F
RGBrgb(73, 24, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.0941, 0.6235
RGB percentages28.6%, 9.4%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(261.8, 73.8%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 84.9%, 62.4%)
CMYK54.1%, 84.9%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,790,431
CSS custom property--colour: #49189F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.97:1
Contrast with white10.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#B6E760
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6E9F18
Analogous#182A9F, #8D189F
Triadic#9F4918, #189F49
Split complementary#9F8C18, #2B9F18
Tetradic#9F182A, #6E9F18, #189F8D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R73
G24
B159
Red73 (28.6%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue261.78°
Saturation (HSL)73.77%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 18 · B 9F
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