Close to Navy Blue
#49335F
#49335F is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Navy Blue. In RGB it’s made of 28.6% red, 20% green, and 37.3% blue. Its hue is 270°, with 30% saturation and 29% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #49335F.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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1.92:1 FailThis color as text on white
10.93:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.92:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #49335F as they’d see it.
#49335F in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #49335F
What color is #49335F?
#49335F is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Navy Blue. In RGB it’s made of 28.6% red, 20% green, and 37.3% blue. Its hue is 270°, with 30% saturation and 29% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #49335F in RGB?
#49335F is rgb(73, 51, 95): 73 red, 51 green, and 95 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #49335F in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(23, 46, 0, 63). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #49335F?
PANTONE 269 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #49335F?
Its complement #2C4316 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.