#49168A

A dark, vivid purple closely aligning with Indigo.

About #49168A

Visually, #49168A is defined as a vivid purple. Its closest recognized web color is Indigo. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(73, 22, 138).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 47% cyan and 84% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#49168A
RGB73, 22, 138
HSL266.4°, 72.5%, 31.4%
CMYK47%, 84%, 0%, 46%
HSV266.4°, 84.1%, 54.1%
LAB23.1, 47.1, -54.1
XYZ7.6, 3.8, 24.4
Decimal4789898

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

11.90:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.77:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
11.37:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.50:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #49168A; }
.text-color { color: #49168A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #49168A; }

Similar Colors

Indigo
#4B0082