Close to Dark Slate Blue
#49287C
#49287C is a dark, rich purple, close to the color Dark Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 28.6% red, 15.7% green, and 48.6% blue. Its hue is 264°, with 51% saturation and 32% 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 #49287C.
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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1.88:1 FailThis color as text on white
11.18:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.88:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #49287C as they’d see it.
#49287C 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 #49287C
What color is #49287C?
#49287C is a dark, rich purple, close to the color Dark Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 28.6% red, 15.7% green, and 48.6% blue. Its hue is 264°, with 51% saturation and 32% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #49287C in RGB?
#49287C is rgb(73, 40, 124): 73 red, 40 green, and 124 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #49287C in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(41, 68, 0, 51). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #49287C?
PANTONE 273 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #49287C?
Its complement #284200 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.