HEX Color #492C75 (Darkslateblue)

About #492C75

The precise color #492C75 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkslateblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(73, 44, 117).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 38% cyan and 62% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#492C75

RGB73, 44, 117

HSL263.8°, 45.3%, 31.6%

CMYK38%, 62%, 0%, 54%

HSV263.8°, 62.4%, 45.9%

LAB25.3, 30.3, -37.3

XYZ6.9, 4.5, 17.3

Decimal4795509

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#492C75 #58752B

Analogous

#2B3375 #6D2B75

Triadic

#75492B #2B7549

Tetradic

#752B33 #58752B #2B756D

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#492C75

#5D4384

#715A93

#8572A3

#9989B2

#AEA1C1

#C2B8D1

#D6D0E0

#EAE7EF

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#492C75

#402768

#38225B

#301D4E

#281841

#201334

#180E27

#10091A

#08040D

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

11.05:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

1.90:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

10.56:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.62:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #492C75; }

.text-color { color: #492C75; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #492C75; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue

#483D8B