#490F42

A very dark, moderate magenta closely aligning with Darkslateblue.

About #490F42

Visually, #490F42 is defined as a moderate magenta. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkslateblue. Its digital footprint relies on 73 parts red, 15 parts green, and 66 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 79% Magenta, 10% Yellow, and 71% Black. With a hue angle of 307.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a very dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#490F42
RGB73, 15, 66
HSL307.2°, 65.9%, 17.3%
CMYK0%, 79%, 10%, 71%
HSV307.2°, 79.5%, 28.6%
LAB16.3, 33.4, -17.7
XYZ3.9, 2.2, 5.4
Decimal4788034

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

14.68:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.43:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
14.03:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.22:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #490F42; }
.text-color { color: #490F42; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #490F42; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue
#483D8B