#490042

Color #490042

A vivid, highly saturated very dark magenta.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 29.84 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-950 #4b004f · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#490042

RGB

rgb(73, 0, 66)

HSL

hsl(305.8, 100%, 14.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.8, 100%, 28.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 100%, 9.6%, 71.4%)

LAB

lab(14.46, 38.65, -20.54)

LCH

lch(14.46, 43.77, 332.01)

OKLCH

oklch(28%, 0.1254, 333.17)

HWB

hwb(305.8, 0%, 71.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#004907

Analogous

#2c0049

#490042

#49001d

Triadic

#490042

#424900

#004249

Split-complementary

#490042

#1d4900

#00492c

Tetradic

#490042

#490700

#004907

#004249

Square

#490042

#492c00

#004907

#001d49

Shades

Color #490042 mixed toward black.

#3d0037

#31002c

#240021

#180016

#0c000b

Tints

Color #490042 mixed toward white.

#920084

#db00c5

#ff24ea

#ff6df1

#ffb6f8

Tones

Color #490042 mixed toward gray.

#43063d

#3d0c38

#371233

#31182e

#2b1e29

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.36:1

White text reads better on this background (15.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#373639 · ΔE 23.1

Deuteranopia

#3a3d37 · ΔE 31.8

Tritanopia

#47312f · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#252525 · ΔE 24

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #490042;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#490042]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#490042 (#490042) is rgb(73, 0, 66) in RGB.

No, #490042 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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