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#4E2956

#4e2956 ≈ Byzantium

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#4e2956 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 16.08% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.3% cyan, 52.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.27% black. Its hue angle is 289.33°, with 35.43% saturation and 24.9% 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 11.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Byzantium (#702963), ΔE 7.62.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0388

Complementary

  1. #4e2956
  2. #315629

Split complementary

  1. #4e2956
  2. #475629
  3. #295637

Analogous

  1. #372956
  2. #4e2956
  3. #562947

Triadic

  1. #4e2956
  2. #564e29
  3. #29564e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2956
  2. #562931
  3. #315629
  4. #29564e

Square

  1. #4e2956
  2. #563729
  3. #315629
  4. #294756

Monochromatic

  1. #0d070e
  2. #1f1022
  3. #4e2956
  4. #7d428a
  5. #a663b5

Shades

#4e2956 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2956
  2. #46254d
  3. #3e2145
  4. #371d3c
  5. #2f1934
  6. #27152b
  7. #1f1022
  8. #170c1a
  9. #100811
  10. #080409
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2956 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2956
  2. #603e67
  3. #715478
  4. #836989
  5. #957f9a
  6. #a794ab
  7. #b8a9bb
  8. #cabfcc
  9. #dcd4dd
  10. #edeaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2956 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2956
  2. #53325a
  3. #583a5e
  4. #5d4363
  5. #624c67
  6. #67556b
  7. #6c5d6f
  8. #716673
  9. #766f78
  10. #7b777c
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #423246 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #223558 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d3955 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f2f3b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #383057 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d3355 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e2d47 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2956 {
  color: #4e2956;
}
Background
.bg-4e2956 {
  background-color: #4e2956;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2956 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2956;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2956;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 41 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 35% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2956 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2956, #562947);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2956 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 41 86 / 0.35);
}

#702963 Byzantium ΔE 7.62 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 9.59 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.23 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 12.07 #800080 Purple ΔE 12.48 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 12.54 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 13.04 #b1d6a9 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Byzantium
#4e2956  rgb(78, 41, 86)  hsl(289, 35%, 25%)  Byzantium
#315629  rgb(49, 86, 41)  hsl(109, 35%, 25%)  Hunter Green
#564e29  rgb(86, 78, 41)  hsl(49, 35%, 25%)  Army Green
#29564e  rgb(41, 86, 78)  hsl(169, 35%, 25%)  Dark Slate Gray