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#4E0B2E

#4e0b2e ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e0b2e 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, 4.31% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.9% magenta, 41.03% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 328.66°, with 75.28% saturation and 17.45% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 14.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 5.2.

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Web safe#660033
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Relative luminance0.0206

Complementary

  1. #4e0b2e
  2. #0b4e2b

Split complementary

  1. #4e0b2e
  2. #0c4e0b
  3. #0b4e4c

Analogous

  1. #4c0b4e
  2. #4e0b2e
  3. #4e0b0c

Triadic

  1. #4e0b2e
  2. #2e4e0b
  3. #0b2e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e0b2e
  2. #4e2b0b
  3. #0b4e2b
  4. #0b2e4e

Square

  1. #4e0b2e
  2. #4e4c0b
  3. #0b4e2b
  4. #0b0c4e

Monochromatic

  1. #12030b
  2. #12030b
  3. #4e0b2e
  4. #911456
  5. #d41e7d

Shades

#4e0b2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e0b2e
  2. #460a29
  3. #3e0925
  4. #370820
  5. #2f071c
  6. #270617
  7. #1f0412
  8. #17030e
  9. #100209
  10. #080105
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e0b2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e0b2e
  2. #602343
  3. #713c58
  4. #83546d
  5. #956d82
  6. #a78597
  7. #b89dab
  8. #cab6c0
  9. #dcced5
  10. #ede7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e0b2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e0b2e
  2. #531736
  3. #58223e
  4. #5d2e47
  5. #623a4f
  6. #674657
  7. #6c515f
  8. #715d67
  9. #766970
  10. #7b7478
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #272727 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a1f2a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #191f2f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b2c2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #55041b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #35192f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c222d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #520724 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e0b2e {
  color: #4e0b2e;
}
Background
.bg-4e0b2e {
  background-color: #4e0b2e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e0b2e {
  border: 2px solid #4e0b2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e0b2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 11 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 329 75% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e0b2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e0b2e, #4e0b0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e0b2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 11 46 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 5.20 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 8.98 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 12.28 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 12.29 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.86 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 13.75 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 14.21 #b1f4d1 Inverted #272727 Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#4e0b2e  rgb(78, 11, 46)  hsl(329, 75%, 17%)  Tyrian Purple
#0b4e2b  rgb(11, 78, 43)  hsl(149, 75%, 17%)  British Racing Green
#2e4e0b  rgb(46, 78, 11)  hsl(89, 75%, 17%)  Lincoln Green
#0b2e4e  rgb(11, 46, 78)  hsl(209, 75%, 17%)  Prussian Blue