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#4E0040

#4e0040 ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e0040 is a color from the magenta family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 0% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 17.95% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 310.77°, with 100% saturation and 15.29% 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 15.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 7.31.

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Web safe#660033
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Relative luminance0.0199

Complementary

  1. #4e0040
  2. #004e0e

Split complementary

  1. #4e0040
  2. #194e00
  3. #004e35

Analogous

  1. #35004e
  2. #4e0040
  3. #4e0019

Triadic

  1. #4e0040
  2. #404e00
  3. #00404e

Tetradic

  1. #4e0040
  2. #4e0e00
  3. #004e0e
  4. #00404e

Square

  1. #4e0040
  2. #4e3500
  3. #004e0e
  4. #00194e

Monochromatic

  1. #140011
  2. #140011
  3. #4e0040
  4. #9a007f
  5. #e700be

Shades

#4e0040 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e0040
  2. #46003a
  3. #3e0033
  4. #37002d
  5. #2f0026
  6. #270020
  7. #1f001a
  8. #170013
  9. #10000d
  10. #080006
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e0040 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e0040
  2. #601a53
  3. #713366
  4. #834d79
  5. #95668c
  6. #a780a0
  7. #b899b3
  8. #cab3c6
  9. #dcccd9
  10. #ede6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e0040 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e0040
  2. #530d46
  3. #581a4d
  4. #5d2653
  5. #62335a
  6. #674060
  7. #6c4d66
  8. #715a6d
  9. #766673
  10. #7b737a
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #272727 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a1c32 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #041f41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #222b3e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #530522 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #311641 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #39203f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #510330 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e0040 {
  color: #4e0040;
}
Background
.bg-4e0040 {
  background-color: #4e0040;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e0040 {
  border: 2px solid #4e0040;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e0040;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 0 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 100% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e0040 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e0040, #4e0019);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e0040 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 0 64 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 7.31 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 9.83 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 10.51 #800080 Purple ΔE 13.12 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 14.24 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 14.25 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 14.41 #b1ffbf Inverted #272727 Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#4e0040  rgb(78, 0, 64)  hsl(311, 100%, 15%)  Tyrian Purple
#004e0e  rgb(0, 78, 14)  hsl(131, 100%, 15%)  Lincoln Green
#404e00  rgb(64, 78, 0)  hsl(71, 100%, 15%)  Army Green
#00404e  rgb(0, 64, 78)  hsl(191, 100%, 15%)  Midnight Green