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#491428

#491428 ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#491428 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, 7.84% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.6% magenta, 45.21% yellow and 71.37% black. Its hue angle is 337.36°, with 56.99% saturation and 18.24% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 14.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 7.95.

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Relative luminance0.0207

Complementary

  1. #491428
  2. #144935

Split complementary

  1. #491428
  2. #14491b
  3. #144349

Analogous

  1. #491443
  2. #491428
  3. #491b14

Triadic

  1. #491428
  2. #284914
  3. #142849

Tetradic

  1. #491428
  2. #493514
  3. #144935
  4. #142849

Square

  1. #491428
  2. #434914
  3. #144935
  4. #1b1449

Monochromatic

  1. #100409
  2. #100409
  3. #491428
  4. #852449
  5. #c1356a

Shades

#491428 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #491428
  2. #421224
  3. #3a1020
  4. #330e1c
  5. #2c0c18
  6. #250a14
  7. #1d0810
  8. #16060c
  9. #0f0408
  10. #070204
  11. #000000

Tints

#491428 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #491428
  2. #5b2c3e
  3. #6d4353
  4. #805b69
  5. #92727e
  6. #a48a94
  7. #b6a1a9
  8. #c8b9bf
  9. #dbd0d4
  10. #ede8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#491428 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #491428
  2. #4f1f31
  3. #542a3a
  4. #5a3442
  5. #5f3f4b
  6. #654a54
  7. #6a555d
  8. #706066
  9. #756a6e
  10. #7b7577
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #272727 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #382128 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e2129 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c2b27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #500e1c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #341c28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a2427 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d1121 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-491428 {
  color: #491428;
}
Background
.bg-491428 {
  background-color: #491428;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-491428 {
  border: 2px solid #491428;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #491428;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 20 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 337 57% 18%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-491428 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #491428, #491b14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-491428 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 20 40 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 7.95 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 10.80 #722f37 Wine ΔE 11.22 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 11.95 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 12.06 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.81 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 14.42 #b6ebd7 Inverted #272727 Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#491428  rgb(73, 20, 40)  hsl(337, 57%, 18%)  Tyrian Purple
#144935  rgb(20, 73, 53)  hsl(157, 57%, 18%)  British Racing Green
#284914  rgb(40, 73, 20)  hsl(97, 57%, 18%)  Lincoln Green
#142849  rgb(20, 40, 73)  hsl(217, 57%, 18%)  Oxford Blue