Information about #493455 color

#493455 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#493455 falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(73, 52, 85) — 28.6% red, 20.4% green, 33.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 13 / 0 / 67. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #493455 reads as a softly toned blue-purple violet and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Scarlet Gum (#4A2D57). Slightly further away sit Grape Royale (#4F2D54) and Voodoo (#533455).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(73, 52, 85)), which gives #493455 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 11.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.9:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:67), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #493455 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#493455 color variations

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

#493455 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 #493455

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

Voodoo color link
Voodoo

#533455

Bossanova color link
Bossanova

#4C3D4E

Zodiac color link
Zodiac

#413A5D

Warlord color link
Warlord

#45404F

Loulou color link
Loulou

#4C3347

Jacarta color link
Jacarta

#3D325D

Jagger color link
Jagger

#3F2E4C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#493455
  • RGB73, 52, 85
  • CMYK5, 13, 0, 67
  • CSSrgb(73, 52, 85)
  • HSL278°, 24%, 27%
  • HSL Precise278.182°, 24.088%, 26.863%
  • HSV278°, 39%, 33%
  • HSB278°, 39%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.204
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.204, 0.333)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.204, 0.333, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.204, 0.333)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB20.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID493455
  • DECIMAL ID4797525
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01