HEX Color #490F57 (Midnightblue)

About #490F57

The precise color #490F57 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Midnightblue. Its digital footprint relies on 73 parts red, 15 parts green, and 87 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 16% C, 83% M, 0% Y, and 66% K. With a hue angle of 288.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#490F57

RGB73, 15, 87

HSL288.3°, 70.6%, 20.0%

CMYK16%, 83%, 0%, 66%

HSV288.3°, 82.8%, 34.1%

LAB17.7, 37.6, -29.8

XYZ4.6, 2.4, 9.2

Decimal4788055

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#490F57 #1D570F

Analogous

#240F57 #570F41

Triadic

#57480F #0F5748

Tetradic

#57240F #1D570F #0F4157

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#490F57

#5D2969

#71447C

#855F8F

#9979A1

#AE94B4

#C2AFC7

#D6C9D9

#EAE4EC

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#490F57

#400D4D

#380B43

#300A3A

#280830

#200626

#18051D

#100313

#080109

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

14.10:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

1.49:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

13.48:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.27:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #490F57; }

.text-color { color: #490F57; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #490F57; }

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