Information about #492A60 color

#492A60 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#492A60 falls into the Violet Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(73, 42, 96) — 28.6% red, 16.5% green, 37.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 21 / 0 / 62. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #492A60 reads as a softly balanced violet and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Hallmark Purple (#452C63). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dancing Queen (#4A2D68) and Dark Mulberry (#4D2759).

In RGB terms — rgb(73, 42, 96) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #492A60: 11.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:62) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #492A60 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#492A60 color variations

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

#492A60 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 #492A60

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

Scarlet Gum color link
Scarlet Gum

#4A2D57

Grape Royale color link
Grape Royale

#4F2D54

An color link
An

#3B2A60

Jacarta color link
Jacarta

#3D325D

Pukeko color link
Pukeko

#3A2860

Jelly color link
Jelly

#3E3267

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#492A60
  • RGB73, 42, 96
  • CMYK9, 21, 0, 62
  • CSSrgb(73, 42, 96)
  • HSL274°, 39%, 27%
  • HSL Precise274.444°, 39.13%, 27.059%
  • HSV274°, 56%, 38%
  • HSB274°, 56%, 38%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.165, 0.376)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.165, 0.376, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.165, 0.376)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.6%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID492A60
  • DECIMAL ID4794976
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01