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#492c73 color: Mystic Nights

#492c73 is rgb(73, 44, 115) in RGB and oklch(36.715% 0.11783 299.373) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

36.7%
0.118
299°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.10:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.89:1Hard to read
Lc 9

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About #492c73

#492c73 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 36.7% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast and black text 1.89:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mystic Nights (#4b2c74). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #492c73 mixed with white

  1. 492c73
  2. 594081
  3. 69548f
  4. 7a699d
  5. 8c7dab
  6. 9e92b9
  7. b1a7c7
  8. c4bcd5
  9. d7d2e3
  10. ebe8f1

Darker: #492c73 mixed with black

  1. 492c73
  2. 3e2563
  3. 341e54
  4. 2a1745
  5. 201136
  6. 170a28
  7. 0e051b
  8. 06020f
  9. 020105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #492c73 with less saturation

  1. 492c73
  2. 482f6e
  3. 473169
  4. 463464
  5. 44365f
  6. 43385a
  7. 423955
  8. 413b4f
  9. 413c4a
  10. 403e44

Questions about #492c73

What color is #492c73?

#492c73 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Mystic Nights. In RGB it is rgb(73, 44, 115), in HSL hsl(264.51, 44.65%, 31.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(36.715% 0.11783 299.373).

What colors go well with #492c73?

The complementary color of #492c73 is #394600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #27387c and #5f225c. The triadic partners are #662c00 and #004d40.

Is white or black text more readable on #492c73?

White text reads better on #492c73: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and black gives 1.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #492c73 a warm or cool color?

#492c73 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 36.7% and its chroma 0.118.