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#490C2E

#490c2e ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#490c2e is a color from the rose family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 4.71% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.56% magenta, 36.99% yellow and 71.37% black. Its hue angle is 326.56°, with 71.76% saturation and 16.67% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 6.17.

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Relative luminance0.0188

Complementary

  1. #490c2e
  2. #0c4927

Split complementary

  1. #490c2e
  2. #10490c
  3. #0c4946

Analogous

  1. #460c49
  2. #490c2e
  3. #490c10

Triadic

  1. #490c2e
  2. #2e490c
  3. #0c2e49

Tetradic

  1. #490c2e
  2. #49270c
  3. #0c4927
  4. #0c2e49

Square

  1. #490c2e
  2. #49460c
  3. #0c4927
  4. #0c1049

Monochromatic

  1. #12030b
  2. #12030b
  3. #490c2e
  4. #8b1757
  5. #cc2281

Shades

#490c2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490c2e
  2. #420b29
  3. #3a0a25
  4. #330820
  5. #2c071c
  6. #250617
  7. #1d0512
  8. #16040e
  9. #0f0209
  10. #070105
  11. #000000

Tints

#490c2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490c2e
  2. #5b2443
  3. #6d3d58
  4. #80556d
  5. #926d82
  6. #a48697
  7. #b69eab
  8. #c8b6c0
  9. #dbced5
  10. #ede7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490c2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490c2e
  2. #4f1836
  3. #54233e
  4. #5a2f47
  5. #5f3a4f
  6. #654657
  7. #6a525f
  8. #705d67
  9. #756970
  10. #7b7478
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #252525 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #371e29 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #171e2f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #28292d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f071b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #32182f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #38212d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d0924 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490c2e {
  color: #490c2e;
}
Background
.bg-490c2e {
  background-color: #490c2e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490c2e {
  border: 2px solid #490c2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490c2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 12 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 72% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490c2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490c2e, #490c10);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490c2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 12 46 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 6.17 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 9.90 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 12.39 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 13.57 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 13.84 #722f37 Wine ΔE 13.86 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 14.88 #b6f3d1 Inverted #252525 Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#490c2e  rgb(73, 12, 46)  hsl(327, 72%, 17%)  Tyrian Purple
#0c4927  rgb(12, 73, 39)  hsl(147, 72%, 17%)  British Racing Green
#2e490c  rgb(46, 73, 12)  hsl(87, 72%, 17%)  Army Green
#0c2e49  rgb(12, 46, 73)  hsl(207, 72%, 17%)  Prussian Blue