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#4E1836

#4e1836 ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#4e1836 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 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.23% magenta, 30.77% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 326.67°, with 52.94% saturation and 20% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 13.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 6.09.

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Web safe#660033
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Relative luminance0.0254

Complementary

  1. #4e1836
  2. #184e30

Split complementary

  1. #4e1836
  2. #1b4e18
  3. #184e4b

Analogous

  1. #4b184e
  2. #4e1836
  3. #4e181b

Triadic

  1. #4e1836
  2. #364e18
  3. #18364e

Tetradic

  1. #4e1836
  2. #4e3018
  3. #184e30
  4. #18364e

Square

  1. #4e1836
  2. #4e4b18
  3. #184e30
  4. #181b4e

Monochromatic

  1. #10050b
  2. #13060d
  3. #4e1836
  4. #882a5e
  5. #c33c87

Shades

#4e1836 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e1836
  2. #461631
  3. #3e132b
  4. #371126
  5. #2f0e20
  6. #270c1b
  7. #1f0a16
  8. #170710
  9. #10050b
  10. #080205
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e1836 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e1836
  2. #602f4a
  3. #71465e
  4. #835d72
  5. #957486
  6. #a78c9b
  7. #b8a3af
  8. #cabac3
  9. #dcd1d7
  10. #ede8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e1836 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e1836
  2. #53223d
  3. #582d45
  4. #5d374c
  5. #624254
  6. #674c5b
  7. #6c5662
  8. #71616a
  9. #766b71
  10. #7b7679
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2c2c2c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c2530 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f2637 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e3035 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #541624 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #372137 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d2835 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #52172c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e1836 {
  color: #4e1836;
}
Background
.bg-4e1836 {
  background-color: #4e1836;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e1836 {
  border: 2px solid #4e1836;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e1836;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 24 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 53% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e1836 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e1836, #4e181b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e1836 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 24 54 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 6.09 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 8.83 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 10.68 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.46 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.71 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 13.02 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 13.14 #b1e7c9 Inverted #2c2c2c Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#4e1836  rgb(78, 24, 54)  hsl(327, 53%, 20%)  Tyrian Purple
#184e30  rgb(24, 78, 48)  hsl(147, 53%, 20%)  British Racing Green
#364e18  rgb(54, 78, 24)  hsl(87, 53%, 20%)  Army Green
#18364e  rgb(24, 54, 78)  hsl(207, 53%, 20%)  Prussian Blue