Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #493c62, its pure hue is 260.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 24.1%, and its lightness is 31.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #493c62, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #09080c to #403556.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #493c62, and its official name is Mulberry Purple. In RGB, it consists of 28.6% Red, 23.5% Green, and 38.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 25.5% Cyan, 38.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 61.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 260.5°, with saturation of 24.1% and lightness of 31%. The decimal value for #493c62 is 4799586, and its nearest "web safe" color is #333366. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #493c62 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #493c62
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #493c62, its pure hue is 260.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 24.1%, and its lightness is 31.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #493c62, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #605476 to #e8e7eb.
Tones of #493c62
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #493c62, its pure hue is 260.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 24.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #493c62, which range from #4f4f4f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #36009e (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #493c62
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #493c62! For #493c62, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #493c62. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #493c62
This color, #493c62, consists of 28.6% Red, 23.5% Green, and 38.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 73, Green = 60, Blue = 98. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #493c62 is 25.5% Cyan, 38.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 61.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 73 | 60 | 98 |
Octal | 111 | 74 | 142 |
Hexa | #49 | #3c | #62 |
Binary | 01001001 | 00111100 | 01100010 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 25 | 38 | 0 | 61 |
Octal | 31 | 46 | 0 | 75 |
Hexa | #19 | #26 | #00 | #3d |
Binary | 00011001 | 00100110 | 00000000 | 00111101 |
Analogous Colors of #493c62
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #493c62 — which has hue 260.5° — its analogous colors are located at 230.5° and 290.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #493c62.
Triadic Colors of #493c62
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #493c62 — which has hue 260.5° — its triadic colors are located at 20.5° and 260.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #493c62.
Complementary Color of #493c62
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #493c62 — which has hue 260.5° — its complementary color is located at 80.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #493c62.
Split Complementary Colors of #493c62
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #493c62 — which has hue 260.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 50.5° and 260.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #493c62.
Tetradic Colors of #493c62
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #493c62 — which has hue 260.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 170.5°, 260.5°, 350.5°, and 80.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #493c62.
Monochromatic Colors of #493c62
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #493c62, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #26232c — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #694ca1 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #493c62
We want to make getting started with #493c62 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #493c62 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #493c62 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #493c62 with other HTML elements.
#493c62 Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #493c62;">The color of this text is #493c62.</span>
#493c62 Background Color
<div style="background-color: #493c62; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #493c62.</div>
#493c62 Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #493c62;">This color for the shadow of this text is #493c62.</span>
#493c62 Border Color
<div style="border: #493c62 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #493c62.</div>
#493c62 Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #493c62; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #493c62 on a white background.</div></div>
#493c62 Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #493c62; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #493c62 on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #493c62 to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#493c62,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#493c62,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#493c62,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#493c62,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #493c62 to white.</div>
Gradient from #493c62 to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#493c62,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#493c62,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#493c62,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#493c62,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #493c62 to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #493c62
In addition to using #493c62 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #493c62 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #493c62, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 73, Green = 60, Blue = 98). If you need details about the color coordinates of #493c62 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #493c62 |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(73, 60, 98) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #493c62; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #493c62; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #493c62; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(73, 60, 98); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#493c62") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:73, green:60, blue:98, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:73 green:60 blue:98 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(73f, 60f, 98f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(73, 60, 98); |
#493c62 Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #493c62 the same way. For those with color blindness, #493c62 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #493c62 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #493c62 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #493c62 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #493c62 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #493c62 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 10.0:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.