#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.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#493383
RGB73, 51, 131
HSL256.5°, 44.0%, 35.7%
CMYK44%, 61%, 0%, 49%
HSV256.5°, 61.1%, 51.4%
LAB27.9, 30.1, -41.8
XYZ8.0, 5.4, 22.1
Decimal4797315

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.07:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.08:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.63:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.77:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #493383; }
.text-color { color: #493383; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #493383; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue
#483D8B