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#49376D Color

#49376D is rgb(73, 55, 109) in RGB, hsl(260, 33%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 50%, 0%, 57%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cyber Grape (#58427C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#49376D
HEX#49376D
RGBrgb(73, 55, 109)
HSLhsl(260, 33%, 32%)
HSVhsv(260, 50%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 50%, 0%, 57%)
OKLCHoklch(38.3% 0.091 297.3)
LABlab(27.15% 18.16 -28.94)
LCHlch(27.15% 34.17 302.10)

What #49376D 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 #49376D, 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.

#49376D Channel Values

How #49376D 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 55 · B 1098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 33% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 50% · V 43%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 50% · Y 0% · K 57%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.24:1 vs white · 2.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #49376D 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 text10.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #49376D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #49376D; 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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Tints & Shades of #49376D

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #49376D.

How #49376D 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#49376D
Protanopia#3B3B6D
Protanomaly#41396D
Deuteranopia#3E3E6D
Deuteranomaly#423B6D
Tritanopia#404141
Tritanomaly#443D56
Achromatopsia#414141

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #49376D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-49376d: #49376D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #49376D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-49376d': '#49376D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.216, blue: 0.427)
Android XML<color name="color_49376d">#49376D</color>
SVG fillfill="#49376D"

More Purple Colors

#49376D sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#49376D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #49376D?

#49376D is a dark purple — rgb(73, 55, 109) in RGB and hsl(260, 33%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cyber Grape (#58427C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.65.

What is the RGB value of #49376D?

#49376D is rgb(73, 55, 109) — red 73, green 55, and blue 109 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #49376D?

#49376D converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 50%, 0%, 57%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #49376D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #49376D scores 10.24:1 against white and 2.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #49376D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #49376D 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 14.52, which is visibly different.

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