#492499

A dark, moderate purple closely aligning with Indigo.

About #492499

At its core, #492499 is a dark and moderate hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Indigo. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 73, 36, and 153.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 52% cyan, 76% magenta, 0% yellow, and 40% black. With a hue angle of 259.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#492499
RGB73, 36, 153
HSL259.0°, 61.9%, 37.1%
CMYK52%, 76%, 0%, 40%
HSV259.0°, 76.5%, 60.0%
LAB26.7, 45.0, -57.5
XYZ9.1, 5.0, 30.6
Decimal4793497

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.52:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.00:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
10.06:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.70:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #492499; }
.text-color { color: #492499; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #492499; }

Similar Colors

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