Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #490aa2, its pure hue is 264.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 88.4%, and its lightness is 33.7%. 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 #490aa2, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #090114 to #40098e.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #490aa2. In RGB, it consists of 28.6% Red, 3.9% Green, and 63.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 54.9% Cyan, 93.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 36.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 264.9°, with saturation of 88.4% and lightness of 33.7%. The decimal value for #490aa2 is 4786850, and its nearest "web safe" color is #330099. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #490aa2 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #490aa2
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #490aa2, its pure hue is 264.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 88.4%, and its lightness is 33.7%. 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 #490aa2, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #6029ae to #e8e0f3.
Tones of #490aa2
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #490aa2, its pure hue is 264.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 88.4%, 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 #490aa2, which range from #565656 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #4700ac (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #490aa2
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #490aa2! For #490aa2, 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, #490aa2. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #490aa2
This color, #490aa2, consists of 28.6% Red, 3.9% Green, and 63.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 73, Green = 10, Blue = 162. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #490aa2 is 54.9% Cyan, 93.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 36.5% 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 | 10 | 162 |
Octal | 111 | 12 | 242 |
Hexa | #49 | #0a | #a2 |
Binary | 01001001 | 00001010 | 10100010 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 54 | 93 | 0 | 36 |
Octal | 66 | 135 | 0 | 44 |
Hexa | #36 | #5d | #00 | #24 |
Binary | 00110110 | 01011101 | 00000000 | 00100100 |
Analogous Colors of #490aa2
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #490aa2 — which has hue 264.9° — its analogous colors are located at 234.9° and 294.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #490aa2.
Triadic Colors of #490aa2
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 #490aa2 — which has hue 264.9° — its triadic colors are located at 24.9° and 264.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #490aa2.
Complementary Color of #490aa2
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #490aa2 — which has hue 264.9° — its complementary color is located at 84.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #490aa2.
Split Complementary Colors of #490aa2
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 #490aa2 — which has hue 264.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 54.9° and 264.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #490aa2.
Tetradic Colors of #490aa2
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 #490aa2 — which has hue 264.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 174.9°, 264.9°, 354.9°, and 84.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #490aa2.
Monochromatic Colors of #490aa2
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #490aa2, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #25074f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #6d0af8 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #490aa2
We want to make getting started with #490aa2 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #490aa2 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #490aa2 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 #490aa2 with other HTML elements.
#490aa2 Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #490aa2;">The color of this text is #490aa2.</span>
#490aa2 Background Color
<div style="background-color: #490aa2; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #490aa2.</div>
#490aa2 Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #490aa2;">This color for the shadow of this text is #490aa2.</span>
#490aa2 Border Color
<div style="border: #490aa2 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #490aa2.</div>
#490aa2 Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #490aa2; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #490aa2 on a white background.</div></div>
#490aa2 Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #490aa2; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #490aa2 on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #490aa2 to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#490aa2,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#490aa2,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#490aa2,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#490aa2,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #490aa2 to white.</div>
Gradient from #490aa2 to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#490aa2,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#490aa2,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#490aa2,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#490aa2,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #490aa2 to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #490aa2
In addition to using #490aa2 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 #490aa2 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #490aa2, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 73, Green = 10, Blue = 162). If you need details about the color coordinates of #490aa2 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 | #490aa2 |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(73, 10, 162) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #490aa2; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #490aa2; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #490aa2; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(73, 10, 162); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#490aa2") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:73, green:10, blue:162, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:73 green:10 blue:162 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(73f, 10f, 162f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(73, 10, 162); |
#490aa2 Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #490aa2 the same way. For those with color blindness, #490aa2 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #490aa2 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #490aa2 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 #490aa2 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 #490aa2 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 #490aa2 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 11.4:1 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.