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#4C123F

#4c123f ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#4c123f is a color from the magenta family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 7.06% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.32% magenta, 17.11% yellow and 70.2% black. Its hue angle is 313.45°, with 61.7% saturation and 18.43% 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 14.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 7.11.

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Web safe#330033
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Relative luminance0.0233

Complementary

  1. #4c123f
  2. #124c1f

Split complementary

  1. #4c123f
  2. #224c12
  3. #124c3c

Analogous

  1. #3c124c
  2. #4c123f
  3. #4c1222

Triadic

  1. #4c123f
  2. #3f4c12
  3. #123f4c

Tetradic

  1. #4c123f
  2. #4c1f12
  3. #124c1f
  4. #123f4c

Square

  1. #4c123f
  2. #4c3c12
  3. #124c1f
  4. #12224c

Monochromatic

  1. #10040e
  2. #10040e
  3. #4c123f
  4. #8a2172
  5. #c82fa6

Shades

#4c123f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c123f
  2. #441039
  3. #3d0e32
  4. #350d2c
  5. #2e0b26
  6. #260920
  7. #1e0719
  8. #170513
  9. #0f040d
  10. #080206
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c123f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c123f
  2. #5e2a52
  3. #704165
  4. #825979
  5. #94718c
  6. #a6899f
  7. #b7a0b2
  8. #c9b8c5
  9. #dbd0d9
  10. #ede7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c123f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c123f
  2. #511d46
  3. #56284c
  4. #5c3353
  5. #613e59
  6. #664960
  7. #6b5466
  8. #705f6d
  9. #766a73
  10. #7b757a
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2a2a2a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a2234 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #142440 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #272d3e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #511526 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #331e40 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #39253e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f1432 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c123f {
  color: #4c123f;
}
Background
.bg-4c123f {
  background-color: #4c123f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4c123f {
  border: 2px solid #4c123f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c123f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 18 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 62% 18%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c123f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c123f, #4c1222);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c123f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 18 63 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 7.11 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 9.17 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 9.91 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 13.45 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 13.78 #800080 Purple ΔE 14.02 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 14.13 #b3edc0 Inverted #2a2a2a Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#4c123f  rgb(76, 18, 63)  hsl(313, 62%, 18%)  Tyrian Purple
#124c1f  rgb(18, 76, 31)  hsl(133, 62%, 18%)  British Racing Green
#3f4c12  rgb(63, 76, 18)  hsl(73, 62%, 18%)  Army Green
#123f4c  rgb(18, 63, 76)  hsl(193, 62%, 18%)  Midnight Green