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#4E143B

#4e143b ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#4e143b is a color from the magenta family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 7.84% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.36% magenta, 24.36% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 319.66°, with 59.18% saturation and 19.22% 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 14.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 6.02.

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Web safe#660033
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Relative luminance0.0244

Complementary

  1. #4e143b
  2. #144e27

Split complementary

  1. #4e143b
  2. #1e4e14
  3. #144e44

Analogous

  1. #44144e
  2. #4e143b
  3. #4e141e

Triadic

  1. #4e143b
  2. #3b4e14
  3. #143b4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e143b
  2. #4e2714
  3. #144e27
  4. #143b4e

Square

  1. #4e143b
  2. #4e4414
  3. #144e27
  4. #141e4e

Monochromatic

  1. #10040c
  2. #11040d
  3. #4e143b
  4. #8b2469
  5. #c83397

Shades

#4e143b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e143b
  2. #461235
  3. #3e102f
  4. #370e29
  5. #2f0c23
  6. #270a1e
  7. #1f0818
  8. #170612
  9. #10040c
  10. #080206
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e143b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e143b
  2. #602c4f
  3. #714362
  4. #835b76
  5. #957289
  6. #a78a9d
  7. #b8a1b1
  8. #cab9c4
  9. #dcd0d8
  10. #ede8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e143b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e143b
  2. #531f42
  3. #582a49
  4. #5d3450
  5. #623f57
  6. #674a5e
  7. #6c5564
  8. #71606b
  9. #766a72
  10. #7b7579
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2b2b2b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c2432 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #19253c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b2f3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #531425 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #361f3c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c263a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #51142f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e143b {
  color: #4e143b;
}
Background
.bg-4e143b {
  background-color: #4e143b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e143b {
  border: 2px solid #4e143b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e143b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 20 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 59% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e143b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e143b, #4e141e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e143b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 20 59 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 6.02 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 8.96 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 9.52 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.55 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 13.17 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 14.47 #722f37 Wine ΔE 14.71 #b1ebc4 Inverted #2b2b2b Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#4e143b  rgb(78, 20, 59)  hsl(320, 59%, 19%)  Tyrian Purple
#144e27  rgb(20, 78, 39)  hsl(140, 59%, 19%)  British Racing Green
#3b4e14  rgb(59, 78, 20)  hsl(80, 59%, 19%)  Army Green
#143b4e  rgb(20, 59, 78)  hsl(200, 59%, 19%)  Charcoal