Close to Twilight
#49366A
#49366A is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Twilight. In RGB it’s made of 28.6% red, 21.2% green, and 41.6% blue. Its hue is 262°, with 33% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
Tints add white, shades add black, tones add gray. Tap any one to open its page.
Tints
Shades
Tones
Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #49366A.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette builder →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette builder →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
10.40:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.02:1 FailThis color as text on white
10.40:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.02:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #49366A as they’d see it.
#49366A in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedSimilar colors
Brands with a similar color
Brand names identify the brands only; no affiliation. Test yourself in Brand Colors.
Questions about #49366A
What color is #49366A?
#49366A is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Twilight. In RGB it’s made of 28.6% red, 21.2% green, and 41.6% blue. Its hue is 262°, with 33% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #49366A in RGB?
#49366A is rgb(73, 54, 106): 73 red, 54 green, and 106 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #49366A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(31, 49, 0, 58). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #49366A?
PANTONE 268 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #49366A?
Its complement #31460E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.