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#4E174D

#4e174d ≈ Byzantium

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#4e174d 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, 9.02% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.51% magenta, 1.28% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 301.09°, with 54.46% saturation and 19.8% 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 13.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Byzantium (#702963), ΔE 7.82.

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Relative luminance0.0277

Complementary

  1. #4e174d
  2. #174e18

Split complementary

  1. #4e174d
  2. #314e17
  3. #174e33

Analogous

  1. #33174e
  2. #4e174d
  3. #4e1731

Triadic

  1. #4e174d
  2. #4d4e17
  3. #174d4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e174d
  2. #4e1817
  3. #174e18
  4. #174d4e

Square

  1. #4e174d
  2. #4e3317
  3. #174e18
  4. #17314e

Monochromatic

  1. #100510
  2. #130613
  3. #4e174d
  4. #892887
  5. #c43ac2

Shades

#4e174d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e174d
  2. #461545
  3. #3e123e
  4. #371036
  5. #2f0e2e
  6. #270c27
  7. #1f091f
  8. #170717
  9. #10050f
  10. #080208
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e174d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e174d
  2. #602e5f
  3. #714571
  4. #835d82
  5. #957494
  6. #a78ba6
  7. #b8a2b8
  8. #cab9ca
  9. #dcd1db
  10. #ede8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e174d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e174d
  2. #532252
  3. #582c57
  4. #5d375c
  5. #624161
  6. #674c67
  7. #6c566c
  8. #716171
  9. #766b76
  10. #7b767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2e2e2e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d273d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #112a4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #25314c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #511e2f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #34234e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #39294c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #501b3d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e174d {
  color: #4e174d;
}
Background
.bg-4e174d {
  background-color: #4e174d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e174d {
  border: 2px solid #4e174d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e174d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 23 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 301 54% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e174d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e174d, #4e1731);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e174d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 23 77 / 0.35);
}

#702963 Byzantium ΔE 7.82 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 9.42 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.08 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 11.19 #800080 Purple ΔE 11.67 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 12.31 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 12.98 #b1e8b2 Inverted #2e2e2e Grayscale 

Byzantium
#4e174d  rgb(78, 23, 77)  hsl(301, 54%, 20%)  Byzantium
#174e18  rgb(23, 78, 24)  hsl(121, 54%, 20%)  Lincoln Green
#4d4e17  rgb(77, 78, 23)  hsl(61, 54%, 20%)  Army Green
#174d4e  rgb(23, 77, 78)  hsl(181, 54%, 20%)  Dark Slate Gray