Information about #491E75 color

#491E75 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #491E75 belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(73, 30, 117) (28.6% red, 11.8% green, 45.9% blue), or CMYK 17 / 34 / 0 / 54 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#491E75 presents itself as a pleasantly vivid blue-purple violet — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Purple Monster (#461B7E). Slightly further away sit Royal Violet (#3F1979) and AILeadingPlume (#4F276D).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(73, 30, 117)), which gives #491E75 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #491E75: 12.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for black. No one has named #491E75 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#491E75 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#491E75 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#491E75 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#491E75 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#491E75 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#491E75 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#4A761E
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#1E761E
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#76761E
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#1E1E76
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#764A1E
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#761E4A
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#1E764A
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#761E1E
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#4A761E
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#1E7676
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Nearest named colors to #491E75

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Purple Monster color link
Purple Monster

#461B7E

Royal Violet color link
Royal Violet

#3F1979

AILeadingPlume color link
AILeadingPlume

#4F276D

Aesthetic Purple color link
Aesthetic Purple

#502380

Windsor color link
Windsor

#462C77

Spanish Violet color link
Spanish Violet

#4C2882

Purple Iris color link
Purple Iris

#571B7E

Jeep Duck Purple color link
Jeep Duck Purple

#432087

As You Like It Liz color link
As You Like It Liz

#482E6A

Dancing Queen color link
Dancing Queen

#4A2D68

Metallic Purple color link
Metallic Purple

#520E7D

Regalia color link
Regalia

#522D80

#491E75 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#491E75
  • RGB73, 30, 117
  • CMYK17, 34, 0, 54
  • CSSrgb(73, 30, 117)
  • HSL270°, 59%, 29%
  • HSL Precise269.655°, 59.184%, 28.824%
  • HSV270°, 74%, 46%
  • HSB270°, 74%, 46%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.459
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.118, 0.459)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.118, 0.459, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.118, 0.459)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.9%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID491E75
  • DECIMAL ID4791925
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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