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#4E091D

#4e091d ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#4e091d is a color from the rose family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 3.53% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.46% magenta, 62.82% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 342.61°, with 79.31% saturation and 17.06% 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 15.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 9.58.

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Web safe#660033
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Relative luminance0.019

Complementary

  1. #4e091d
  2. #094e3a

Split complementary

  1. #4e091d
  2. #094e18
  3. #09404e

Analogous

  1. #4e0940
  2. #4e091d
  3. #4e1809

Triadic

  1. #4e091d
  2. #1d4e09
  3. #091d4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e091d
  2. #4e3a09
  3. #094e3a
  4. #091d4e

Square

  1. #4e091d
  2. #404e09
  3. #094e3a
  4. #18094e

Monochromatic

  1. #120207
  2. #120207
  3. #4e091d
  4. #931136
  5. #d71950

Shades

#4e091d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e091d
  2. #46081a
  3. #3e0717
  4. #370614
  5. #2f0511
  6. #27050f
  7. #1f040c
  8. #170309
  9. #100206
  10. #080103
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e091d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e091d
  2. #602234
  3. #713a4a
  4. #835361
  5. #956b77
  6. #a7848e
  7. #b89da5
  8. #cab5bb
  9. #dcced2
  10. #ede6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e091d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e091d
  2. #531527
  3. #582131
  4. #5d2d3b
  5. #623945
  6. #67454f
  7. #6c5058
  8. #715c62
  9. #76686c
  10. #7b7476
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #262626 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a1d22 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d1d1d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e2b1b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #560012 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #37171d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d211c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #530017 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e091d {
  color: #4e091d;
}
Background
.bg-4e091d {
  background-color: #4e091d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e091d {
  border: 2px solid #4e091d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e091d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 9 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 79% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e091d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e091d, #4e1809);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e091d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 9 29 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 9.58 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 10.02 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 10.14 #722f37 Wine ΔE 10.21 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 10.26 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 11.35 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 12.17 #b1f6e2 Inverted #262626 Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#4e091d  rgb(78, 9, 29)  hsl(343, 79%, 17%)  Tyrian Purple
#094e3a  rgb(9, 78, 58)  hsl(163, 79%, 17%)  British Racing Green
#1d4e09  rgb(29, 78, 9)  hsl(103, 79%, 17%)  Lincoln Green
#091d4e  rgb(9, 29, 78)  hsl(223, 79%, 17%)  Oxford Blue