#49428A

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Darkslateblue.

About #49428A

At its core, #49428A is a medium and moderate hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkslateblue. Its digital footprint relies on 73 parts red, 66 parts green, and 138 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 47% Cyan, 52% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 46% Black. With a hue angle of 245.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue 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#49428A
RGB73, 66, 138
HSL245.8°, 35.3%, 40.0%
CMYK47%, 52%, 0%, 46%
HSV245.8°, 52.2%, 54.1%
LAB32.1, 22.8, -39.4
XYZ9.3, 7.1, 24.9
Decimal4801162

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.64:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.43:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.26:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.07:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #49428A; }
.text-color { color: #49428A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #49428A; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue
#483D8B