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#490D3E

#490d3e ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#490d3e is a color from the magenta family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 5.1% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.19% magenta, 15.07% yellow and 71.37% black. Its hue angle is 311°, with 69.77% saturation and 16.86% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 7.77.

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Relative luminance0.0205

Complementary

  1. #490d3e
  2. #0d4918

Split complementary

  1. #490d3e
  2. #20490d
  3. #0d4936

Analogous

  1. #360d49
  2. #490d3e
  3. #490d20

Triadic

  1. #490d3e
  2. #3e490d
  3. #0d3e49

Tetradic

  1. #490d3e
  2. #49180d
  3. #0d4918
  4. #0d3e49

Square

  1. #490d3e
  2. #49360d
  3. #0d4918
  4. #0d2049

Monochromatic

  1. #11030f
  2. #11030f
  3. #490d3e
  4. #8a1975
  5. #cb24ac

Shades

#490d3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490d3e
  2. #420c38
  3. #3a0a32
  4. #33092b
  5. #2c0825
  6. #25071f
  7. #1d0519
  8. #160413
  9. #0f030c
  10. #070106
  11. #000000

Tints

#490d3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490d3e
  2. #5b2551
  3. #6d3d65
  4. #805678
  5. #926e8b
  6. #a4869f
  7. #b69eb2
  8. #c8b6c5
  9. #dbcfd8
  10. #ede7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490d3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490d3e
  2. #4f1945
  3. #54244b
  4. #5a3052
  5. #5f3b58
  6. #65475f
  7. #6a5266
  8. #705e6c
  9. #756973
  10. #7b7579
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #272727 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #381f32 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0e213f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #232a3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4d1124 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #301b3f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #36223d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c1030 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490d3e {
  color: #490d3e;
}
Background
.bg-490d3e {
  background-color: #490d3e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490d3e {
  border: 2px solid #490d3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490d3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 13 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 70% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490d3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490d3e, #490d20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490d3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 13 62 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 7.77 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 9.85 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 10.79 #800080 Purple ΔE 14.13 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 14.36 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 14.55 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 14.73 #b6f2c1 Inverted #272727 Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#490d3e  rgb(73, 13, 62)  hsl(311, 70%, 17%)  Tyrian Purple
#0d4918  rgb(13, 73, 24)  hsl(131, 70%, 17%)  British Racing Green
#3e490d  rgb(62, 73, 13)  hsl(71, 70%, 17%)  Army Green
#0d3e49  rgb(13, 62, 73)  hsl(191, 70%, 17%)  Midnight Green