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#4E233B

#4e233b ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#4e233b 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 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.13% magenta, 24.36% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 326.51°, with 38.05% saturation and 22.16% 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 12.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 8.2.

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Web safe#663333
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Relative luminance0.0314

Complementary

  1. #4e233b
  2. #234e36

Split complementary

  1. #4e233b
  2. #264e23
  3. #234e4c

Analogous

  1. #4c234e
  2. #4e233b
  3. #4e2326

Triadic

  1. #4e233b
  2. #3b4e23
  3. #233b4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e233b
  2. #4e3623
  3. #234e36
  4. #233b4e

Square

  1. #4e233b
  2. #4e4c23
  3. #234e36
  4. #23264e

Monochromatic

  1. #0e060b
  2. #190b13
  3. #4e233b
  4. #833b63
  5. #b3578a

Shades

#4e233b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e233b
  2. #462035
  3. #3e1c2f
  4. #371929
  5. #2f1523
  6. #27121e
  7. #1f0e18
  8. #170b12
  9. #10070c
  10. #080406
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e233b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e233b
  2. #60394f
  3. #714f62
  4. #836576
  5. #957b89
  6. #a7919d
  7. #b8a7b1
  8. #cabdc4
  9. #dcd3d8
  10. #ede9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e233b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e233b
  2. #532c42
  3. #583649
  4. #5d3f50
  5. #624857
  6. #67525e
  7. #6c5b64
  8. #71646b
  9. #766d72
  10. #7b7779
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f2c36 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #272d3c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #32343a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #53222c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a293b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f2e3a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #512233 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e233b {
  color: #4e233b;
}
Background
.bg-4e233b {
  background-color: #4e233b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e233b {
  border: 2px solid #4e233b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e233b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 35 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 38% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e233b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e233b, #4e2326);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e233b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 35 59 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 8.20 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 8.79 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 9.67 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 10.53 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.05 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 12.77 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 13.53 #b1dcc4 Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#4e233b  rgb(78, 35, 59)  hsl(327, 38%, 22%)  Tyrian Purple
#234e36  rgb(35, 78, 54)  hsl(147, 38%, 22%)  British Racing Green
#3b4e23  rgb(59, 78, 35)  hsl(87, 38%, 22%)  Army Green
#233b4e  rgb(35, 59, 78)  hsl(207, 38%, 22%)  Charcoal