#490799

A dark, vivid purple closely aligning with Indigo.

About #490799

When working with digital screens, the color #490799 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Indigo. In the RGB color space, it consists of 73 red, 7 green, and 153 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 52% Cyan, 95% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 40% Black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#490799
RGB73, 7, 153
HSL267.1°, 91.2%, 31.4%
CMYK52%, 95%, 0%, 40%
HSV267.1°, 95.4%, 60.0%
LAB23.2, 55.1, -63.1
XYZ8.6, 3.9, 30.4
Decimal4786073

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

11.84:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.77:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
11.32:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.51:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #490799; }
.text-color { color: #490799; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #490799; }

Similar Colors

Indigo
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