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#4E2040

#4e2040 ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#4e2040 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 12.55% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.97% magenta, 17.95% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 318.26°, with 41.82% saturation and 21.57% 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 13.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 7.74.

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Web safe#663333
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Relative luminance0.0302

Complementary

  1. #4e2040
  2. #204e2e

Split complementary

  1. #4e2040
  2. #294e20
  3. #204e45

Analogous

  1. #45204e
  2. #4e2040
  3. #4e2029

Triadic

  1. #4e2040
  2. #404e20
  3. #20404e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2040
  2. #4e2e20
  3. #204e2e
  4. #20404e

Square

  1. #4e2040
  2. #4e4520
  3. #204e2e
  4. #20294e

Monochromatic

  1. #0e060c
  2. #180a13
  3. #4e2040
  4. #84366d
  5. #b75098

Shades

#4e2040 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2040
  2. #461d3a
  3. #3e1a33
  4. #37162d
  5. #2f1326
  6. #271020
  7. #1f0d1a
  8. #170a13
  9. #10060d
  10. #080306
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2040 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2040
  2. #603653
  3. #714d66
  4. #836379
  5. #95798c
  6. #a790a0
  7. #b8a6b3
  8. #cabcc6
  9. #dcd2d9
  10. #ede9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2040 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2040
  2. #532a46
  3. #58334d
  4. #5d3d53
  5. #62465a
  6. #675060
  7. #6c5a66
  8. #71636d
  9. #766d73
  10. #7b767a
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e2b37 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #222c41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f333f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #52212d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #392841 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e2d3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #512035 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2040 {
  color: #4e2040;
}
Background
.bg-4e2040 {
  background-color: #4e2040;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2040 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2040;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2040;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 32 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 42% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2040 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2040, #4e2029);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2040 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 32 64 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 7.74 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 8.98 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 9.46 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 10.01 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 12.55 #722f37 Wine ΔE 13.97 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 14.44 #b1dfbf Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#4e2040  rgb(78, 32, 64)  hsl(318, 42%, 22%)  Tyrian Purple
#204e2e  rgb(32, 78, 46)  hsl(138, 42%, 22%)  British Racing Green
#404e20  rgb(64, 78, 32)  hsl(78, 42%, 22%)  Army Green
#20404e  rgb(32, 64, 78)  hsl(198, 42%, 22%)  Charcoal