#493383
A dark, moderate purple closely aligning with Darkslateblue.
About #493383
The hex code #493383 represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkslateblue. Its digital footprint relies on 73 parts red, 51 parts green, and 131 parts blue light.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 44% cyan and 61% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 256.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.
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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.