Information about #492659 color

#492659 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #492659 belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(73, 38, 89) (28.6% red, 14.9% green, 34.9% blue), or CMYK 6 / 20 / 0 / 65 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored twilight violet, #492659 leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Mulberry (#4D2759). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Scarlet Gum (#4A2D57) and Dark Heliotrope (#532759).

The recipe behind #492659 is rgb(73, 38, 89), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #492659: 12.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:65), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #492659 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#492659 color variations

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

#492659 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #492659

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#492659
  • RGB73, 38, 89
  • CMYK6, 20, 0, 65
  • CSSrgb(73, 38, 89)
  • HSL281°, 40%, 25%
  • HSL Precise281.176°, 40.157%, 24.902%
  • HSV281°, 57%, 35%
  • HSB281°, 57%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.149, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.149, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.149, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID492659
  • DECIMAL ID4793945
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01