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#4E184F

#4e184f ≈ Byzantium

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#4e184f is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 9.41% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.27% cyan, 69.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.02% black. Its hue angle is 298.91°, with 53.4% saturation and 20.2% 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 13.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Byzantium (#702963), ΔE 7.77.

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Relative luminance0.0284

Complementary

  1. #4e184f
  2. #194f18

Split complementary

  1. #4e184f
  2. #354f18
  3. #184f33

Analogous

  1. #33184f
  2. #4e184f
  3. #4f1835

Triadic

  1. #4e184f
  2. #4f4e18
  3. #184f4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e184f
  2. #4f1819
  3. #194f18
  4. #184f4e

Square

  1. #4e184f
  2. #4f3318
  3. #194f18
  4. #18354f

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0510
  2. #140614
  3. #4e184f
  4. #882a8a
  5. #c13cc4

Shades

#4e184f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e184f
  2. #461647
  3. #3e133f
  4. #371137
  5. #2f0e2f
  6. #270c28
  7. #1f0a20
  8. #170718
  9. #100510
  10. #080208
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e184f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e184f
  2. #602f61
  3. #714672
  4. #835d84
  5. #957495
  6. #a78ca7
  7. #b8a3b9
  8. #cabaca
  9. #dcd1dc
  10. #ede8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e184f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e184f
  2. #532254
  3. #582d59
  4. #5d375e
  5. #624263
  6. #674c68
  7. #6c566c
  8. #716171
  9. #766b76
  10. #7b767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2f2f2f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e273e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #102b51 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #24314e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #501f31 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #332450 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #39294e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f1d3f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e184f {
  color: #4e184f;
}
Background
.bg-4e184f {
  background-color: #4e184f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e184f {
  border: 2px solid #4e184f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e184f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 24 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 53% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e184f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e184f, #4f1835);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e184f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 24 79 / 0.35);
}

#702963 Byzantium ΔE 7.77 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 9.84 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 10.68 #800080 Purple ΔE 11.43 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 11.48 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 11.89 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 12.76 #b1e7b0 Inverted #2f2f2f Grayscale 

Byzantium
#4e184f  rgb(78, 24, 79)  hsl(299, 53%, 20%)  Byzantium
#194f18  rgb(25, 79, 24)  hsl(119, 53%, 20%)  Lincoln Green
#4f4e18  rgb(79, 78, 24)  hsl(59, 53%, 20%)  Army Green
#184f4e  rgb(24, 79, 78)  hsl(179, 53%, 20%)  Dark Slate Gray