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#4E2335

#4e2335 ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e2335 is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 13.73% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.13% magenta, 32.05% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 334.88°, with 38.05% saturation and 22.16% 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 13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 8.72.

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Web safe#663333
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Relative luminance0.0308

Complementary

  1. #4e2335
  2. #234e3c

Split complementary

  1. #4e2335
  2. #234e27
  3. #234b4e

Analogous

  1. #4e234b
  2. #4e2335
  3. #4e2723

Triadic

  1. #4e2335
  2. #354e23
  3. #23354e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2335
  2. #4e3c23
  3. #234e3c
  4. #23354e

Square

  1. #4e2335
  2. #4b4e23
  3. #234e3c
  4. #27234e

Monochromatic

  1. #0e060a
  2. #190b11
  3. #4e2335
  4. #833b59
  5. #b3577d

Shades

#4e2335 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2335
  2. #462030
  3. #3e1c2a
  4. #371925
  5. #2f1520
  6. #27121b
  7. #1f0e15
  8. #170b10
  9. #10070b
  10. #080405
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2335 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2335
  2. #603949
  3. #714f5d
  4. #836572
  5. #957b86
  6. #a7919a
  7. #b8a7ae
  8. #cabdc2
  9. #dcd3d7
  10. #ede9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2335 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2335
  2. #532c3d
  3. #583644
  4. #5d3f4c
  5. #624853
  6. #67525b
  7. #6c5b62
  8. #71646a
  9. #766d71
  10. #7b7779
  11. #808080

Readable text 13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f2c33 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #292c36 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #343434 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #54212a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b2935 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #402e34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #51222f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2335 {
  color: #4e2335;
}
Background
.bg-4e2335 {
  background-color: #4e2335;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2335 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2335;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2335;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 35 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 335 38% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2335 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2335, #4e2723);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2335 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 35 53 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 8.72 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 8.87 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 10.15 #722f37 Wine ΔE 10.42 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 12.15 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 12.31 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 12.36 #b1dcca Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#4e2335  rgb(78, 35, 53)  hsl(335, 38%, 22%)  Tyrian Purple
#234e3c  rgb(35, 78, 60)  hsl(155, 38%, 22%)  British Racing Green
#354e23  rgb(53, 78, 35)  hsl(95, 38%, 22%)  Army Green
#23354e  rgb(35, 53, 78)  hsl(215, 38%, 22%)  Prussian Blue