Recognised as Colour
#49219A
- #49219A
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#49219A is a violet with RGB values 73, 33, 154 and HSL 260°, 65%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#49219A#49219A
HEX#49219A
RGBrgb(73, 33, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.1294, 0.6039
RGB percentages28.6%, 12.9%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(259.8, 64.7%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.8, 78.6%, 60.4%)
CMYK52.6%, 78.6%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,792,730
CSS custom property--colour: #49219A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.67:1
Contrast with white10.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#B6DE65
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#729A21
Analogous#21359A, #86219A
Triadic#9A4921, #219A49
Split complementary#9A8521, #369A21
Tetradic#9A2135, #729A21, #219A86
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R73
G33
B154
Red73 (28.6%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue259.83°
Saturation (HSL)64.71%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 21 · B 9A
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