Information about #492E6B color

#492E6B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#492E6B falls into the Violet Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(73, 46, 107) — 28.6% red, 18% green, 42% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 24 / 0 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#492E6B is a mildly saturated blue-purple violet 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 practically indistinguishable from As You Like It Liz (#482E6A). Slightly further away sit Dancing Queen (#4A2D68) and Funtasia (#4C3371).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(73, 46, 107)), which gives #492E6B its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #492E6B: 11.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for black. No one has named #492E6B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#492E6B color variations

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

#492E6B 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 #492E6B

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

Funtasia color link
Funtasia

#4C3371

Jelly color link
Jelly

#3E3267

Windsor color link
Windsor

#462C77

Meteorite color link
Meteorite

#4A3B6A

An color link
An

#3B2A60

Fairground color link
Fairground

#483A79

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#492E6B
  • RGB73, 46, 107
  • CMYK13, 24, 0, 58
  • CSSrgb(73, 46, 107)
  • HSL267°, 40%, 30%
  • HSL Precise266.557°, 39.869%, 30%
  • HSV267°, 57%, 42%
  • HSB267°, 57%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.180, 0.420)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.180, 0.420, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.180, 0.420)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID492E6B
  • DECIMAL ID4796011
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01