Information about #491546 color

#491546 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #491546 belongs to the Magenta Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(73, 21, 70) — 28.6% red, 8.2% green, 27.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 20 / 1 / 71. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#491546 is a clearly saturated electric magenta that leans clearly toward the dark side. It is a natural fit for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Rabbit Ear Iris (#491E3C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are American Purple (#431C53) and Eggplant Purple (#430541).

In RGB terms — rgb(73, 21, 70) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #491546: 14.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:71) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #491546 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#491546 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#491546 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #491546

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#491546
  • RGB73, 21, 70
  • CMYK0, 20, 1, 71
  • CSSrgb(73, 21, 70)
  • HSL303°, 55%, 18%
  • HSL Precise303.462°, 55.319%, 18.431%
  • HSV303°, 71%, 29%
  • HSB303°, 71%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.082, 0.275)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.082, 0.275, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.082, 0.275)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.5%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID491546
  • DECIMAL ID4789574
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01