#490FB6
A dark, vivid purple closely aligning with Darkblue.
About #490FB6
Visually, #490FB6 is defined as a vivid purple. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 73 red, 15 green, and 182 blue.
For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 60% cyan and 92% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 260.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.
When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#490FB6
RGB73, 15, 182
HSL260.8°, 84.8%, 38.6%
CMYK60%, 92%, 0%, 29%
HSV260.8°, 91.8%, 71.4%
LAB27.1, 60.5, -74.2
XYZ11.4, 5.1, 44.6
Decimal4788150
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
10.36:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.03:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.90:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.72:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #490FB6;
}
.text-color {
color: #490FB6;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #490FB6;
}