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#4E182A

#4e182a ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e182a is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 9.41% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.23% magenta, 46.15% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 340°, with 52.94% saturation and 20% 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 14.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 7.89.

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Web safe#660033
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Relative luminance0.0244

Complementary

  1. #4e182a
  2. #184e3c

Split complementary

  1. #4e182a
  2. #184e21
  3. #18454e

Analogous

  1. #4e1845
  2. #4e182a
  3. #4e2118

Triadic

  1. #4e182a
  2. #2a4e18
  3. #182a4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e182a
  2. #4e3c18
  3. #184e3c
  4. #182a4e

Square

  1. #4e182a
  2. #454e18
  3. #184e3c
  4. #21184e

Monochromatic

  1. #100508
  2. #13060b
  3. #4e182a
  4. #882a4a
  5. #c33c69

Shades

#4e182a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e182a
  2. #461626
  3. #3e1322
  4. #37111d
  5. #2f0e19
  6. #270c15
  7. #1f0a11
  8. #17070d
  9. #100508
  10. #080204
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e182a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e182a
  2. #602f3f
  3. #714655
  4. #835d6a
  5. #95747f
  6. #a78c95
  7. #b8a3aa
  8. #cababf
  9. #dcd1d4
  10. #ede8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e182a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e182a
  2. #532233
  3. #582d3b
  4. #5d3744
  5. #62424c
  6. #674c55
  7. #6c565e
  8. #716166
  9. #766b6f
  10. #7b7677
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2b2b2b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c252b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #23252a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #312f29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #55121f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #39202a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e2829 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #521424 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e182a {
  color: #4e182a;
}
Background
.bg-4e182a {
  background-color: #4e182a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e182a {
  border: 2px solid #4e182a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e182a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 24 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 340 53% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e182a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e182a, #4e2118);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e182a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 24 42 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 7.89 #722f37 Wine ΔE 9.77 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 10.22 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 10.75 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 10.93 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.03 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 13.61 #b1e7d5 Inverted #2b2b2b Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#4e182a  rgb(78, 24, 42)  hsl(340, 53%, 20%)  Tyrian Purple
#184e3c  rgb(24, 78, 60)  hsl(160, 53%, 20%)  British Racing Green
#2a4e18  rgb(42, 78, 24)  hsl(100, 53%, 20%)  Lincoln Green
#182a4e  rgb(24, 42, 78)  hsl(220, 53%, 20%)  Oxford Blue