Close to Royal Navy
#49385B
#49385B is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Royal Navy. In RGB it’s made of 28.6% red, 22% green, and 35.7% blue. Its hue is 269°, with 24% 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 #49385B.
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.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #49385B as they’d see it.
#49385B in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #49385B
What color is #49385B?
#49385B is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Royal Navy. In RGB it’s made of 28.6% red, 22% green, and 35.7% blue. Its hue is 269°, with 24% saturation and 29% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #49385B in RGB?
#49385B is rgb(73, 56, 91): 73 red, 56 green, and 91 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #49385B in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(20, 38, 0, 64). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #49385B?
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 #49385B?
Its complement #334421 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.