#492C92

A dark, moderate purple closely aligning with Rebeccapurple.

About #492C92

The precise color #492C92 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Rebeccapurple. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 73, 44, and 146.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 50% Cyan, 70% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 43% Black. The HSL representation is 257.1° hue, 53.7% saturation, and 37.3% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#492C92
RGB73, 44, 146
HSL257.1°, 53.7%, 37.3%
CMYK50%, 70%, 0%, 43%
HSV257.1°, 69.9%, 57.3%
LAB27.6, 38.8, -51.7
XYZ8.8, 5.3, 27.8
Decimal4795538

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.20:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.06:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.75:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.75:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #492C92; }
.text-color { color: #492C92; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #492C92; }

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