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#4E182B

#4e182b ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e182b 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 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.23% magenta, 44.87% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 338.89°, 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 14.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 7.62.

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Web safe#660033
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Relative luminance0.0245

Complementary

  1. #4e182b
  2. #184e3b

Split complementary

  1. #4e182b
  2. #184e20
  3. #18464e

Analogous

  1. #4e1846
  2. #4e182b
  3. #4e2018

Triadic

  1. #4e182b
  2. #2b4e18
  3. #182b4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e182b
  2. #4e3b18
  3. #184e3b
  4. #182b4e

Square

  1. #4e182b
  2. #464e18
  3. #184e3b
  4. #20184e

Monochromatic

  1. #100509
  2. #13060b
  3. #4e182b
  4. #882a4b
  5. #c33c6b

Shades

#4e182b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e182b
  2. #461627
  3. #3e1322
  4. #37111e
  5. #2f0e1a
  6. #270c16
  7. #1f0a11
  8. #17070d
  9. #100509
  10. #080204
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e182b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e182b
  2. #602f40
  3. #714655
  4. #835d6b
  5. #957480
  6. #a78c95
  7. #b8a3aa
  8. #cababf
  9. #dcd1d5
  10. #ede8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e182b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e182b
  2. #532234
  3. #582d3c
  4. #5d3745
  5. #62424d
  6. #674c56
  7. #6c565e
  8. #716167
  9. #766b6f
  10. #7b7678
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.1:1 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 #22252c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #312f2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #55121f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #39202b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e282a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #521525 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e182b {
  color: #4e182b;
}
Background
.bg-4e182b {
  background-color: #4e182b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e182b {
  border: 2px solid #4e182b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e182b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 24 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 339 53% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e182b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e182b, #4e2018);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e182b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 24 43 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 7.62 #722f37 Wine ΔE 9.98 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 10.01 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 10.89 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 11.33 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.92 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 13.91 #b1e7d4 Inverted #2b2b2b Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#4e182b  rgb(78, 24, 43)  hsl(339, 53%, 20%)  Tyrian Purple
#184e3b  rgb(24, 78, 59)  hsl(159, 53%, 20%)  British Racing Green
#2b4e18  rgb(43, 78, 24)  hsl(99, 53%, 20%)  Lincoln Green
#182b4e  rgb(24, 43, 78)  hsl(219, 53%, 20%)  Oxford Blue