#49247C

A dark, moderate purple closely aligning with Rebeccapurple.

About #49247C

Visually, #49247C is defined as a moderate purple. Designers often compare it to the standard color Rebeccapurple. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 73, 36, and 124.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 41% cyan and 71% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#49247C
RGB73, 36, 124
HSL265.2°, 55.0%, 31.4%
CMYK41%, 71%, 0%, 51%
HSV265.2°, 71.0%, 48.6%
LAB24.1, 36.9, -43.6
XYZ7.0, 4.1, 19.5
Decimal4793468

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

11.50:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.83:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
10.99:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.55:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #49247C; }
.text-color { color: #49247C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #49247C; }

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