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#490183 Color

#490183 is rgb(73, 1, 131) in RGB, hsl(273, 98%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 99%, 0%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indigo (#4B0082), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#490183
HEX#490183
RGBrgb(73, 1, 131)
HSLhsl(273, 98%, 26%)
HSVhsv(273, 99%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 99%, 0%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(33.8% 0.179 300.1)
LABlab(19.56% 46.66 -55.18)
LCHlch(19.56% 72.27 310.22)

What #490183 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #490183, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#490183 Channel Values

How #490183 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 73 · G 1 · B 1318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 98% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 99% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 99% · Y 0% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13:1 vs white · 1.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #490183 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #490183

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #490183; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #490183

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #490183.

How #490183 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#490183
Protanopia#1C1C83
Protanomaly#331483
Deuteranopia#292983
Deuteranomaly#381F83
Tritanopia#372F2F
Tritanomaly#3F245C
Achromatopsia#313131

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #490183 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-490183: #490183;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #490183;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-490183': '#490183' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.004, blue: 0.514)
Android XML<color name="color_490183">#490183</color>
SVG fillfill="#490183"

More Purple Colors

#490183 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#490183 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #490183?

#490183 is a dark purple — rgb(73, 1, 131) in RGB and hsl(273, 98%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indigo (#4B0082), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.99.

What is the RGB value of #490183?

#490183 is rgb(73, 1, 131) — red 73, green 1, and blue 131 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #490183?

#490183 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 99%, 0%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #490183 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #490183 scores 13:1 against white and 1.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #490183 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #490183 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is indigo (#4B0082) at a CIE76 distance of 0.99, which is indistinguishable to the eye.

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