Information about #492B53 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A moderately toned electric magenta, #492B53 stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Scarlet Gum (#4A2D57). Slightly further away sit Grape Royale (#4F2D54) and Dark Mulberry (#4D2759).
The recipe behind #492B53 is rgb(73, 43, 83), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 12.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.8:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #492B53 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#492B53 color variations
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#492B53 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#492B53 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#492B53 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#492B53 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#492B53 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #492B53 color
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Nearest named colors to #492B53
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4A2D57
#4F2D54
#4D2759
#43254F
#532759
#3F2E4C
#533455
#4C3347
#431C53
#452C63
#3A2759
#3D325D
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#492B53
- RGB73, 43, 83
- CMYK4, 16, 0, 67
- CSSrgb(73, 43, 83)
- HSL285°, 32%, 25%
- HSL Precise285°, 31.746%, 24.706%
- HSV285°, 48%, 33%
- HSB285°, 48%, 33%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.169
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.325
- GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.169, 0.325)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.169, 0.325, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.169, 0.325)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB16.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB32.5%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID492B53
- DECIMAL ID4795219
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
