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#4E1223

#4e1223 ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e1223 is a color from the rose family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 7.06% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.92% magenta, 55.13% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 343°, with 62.5% saturation and 18.82% 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 14.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 8.78.

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Web safe#660033
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Relative luminance0.0217

Complementary

  1. #4e1223
  2. #124e3d

Split complementary

  1. #4e1223
  2. #124e1f
  3. #12414e

Analogous

  1. #4e1241
  2. #4e1223
  3. #4e1f12

Triadic

  1. #4e1223
  2. #234e12
  3. #12234e

Tetradic

  1. #4e1223
  2. #4e3d12
  3. #124e3d
  4. #12234e

Square

  1. #4e1223
  2. #414e12
  3. #124e3d
  4. #1f124e

Monochromatic

  1. #110407
  2. #110407
  3. #4e1223
  4. #8c203f
  5. #ca2f5b

Shades

#4e1223 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e1223
  2. #461020
  3. #3e0e1c
  4. #370d19
  5. #2f0b15
  6. #270912
  7. #1f070e
  8. #17050b
  9. #100407
  10. #080204
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e1223 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e1223
  2. #602a39
  3. #71414f
  4. #835965
  5. #95717b
  6. #a78991
  7. #b8a0a7
  8. #cab8bd
  9. #dcd0d3
  10. #ede7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e1223 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e1223
  2. #531d2c
  3. #582836
  4. #5d333f
  5. #623e48
  6. #674952
  7. #6c545b
  8. #715f64
  9. #766a6d
  10. #7b7577
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #292929 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b2126 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #202123 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #302d22 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #560719 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #381c23 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e2522 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #530c1d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e1223 {
  color: #4e1223;
}
Background
.bg-4e1223 {
  background-color: #4e1223;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e1223 {
  border: 2px solid #4e1223;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e1223;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 18 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 63% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e1223 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e1223, #4e1f12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e1223 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 18 35 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 8.78 #722f37 Wine ΔE 9.62 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 9.97 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 10.18 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 11.22 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 11.60 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 12.21 #b1eddc Inverted #292929 Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#4e1223  rgb(78, 18, 35)  hsl(343, 63%, 19%)  Tyrian Purple
#124e3d  rgb(18, 78, 61)  hsl(163, 63%, 19%)  British Racing Green
#234e12  rgb(35, 78, 18)  hsl(103, 63%, 19%)  Lincoln Green
#12234e  rgb(18, 35, 78)  hsl(223, 63%, 19%)  Oxford Blue