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#4E2A5C

#4e2a5c ≈ Byzantium

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e2a5c is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 16.47% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.22% cyan, 54.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.92% black. Its hue angle is 283.2°, with 37.31% saturation and 26.27% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 11.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Byzantium (#702963), ΔE 7.93.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0405

Complementary

  1. #4e2a5c
  2. #385c2a

Split complementary

  1. #4e2a5c
  2. #515c2a
  3. #2a5c35

Analogous

  1. #352a5c
  2. #4e2a5c
  3. #5c2a51

Triadic

  1. #4e2a5c
  2. #5c4e2a
  3. #2a5c4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2a5c
  2. #5c2a38
  3. #385c2a
  4. #2a5c4e

Square

  1. #4e2a5c
  2. #5c352a
  3. #385c2a
  4. #2a515c

Monochromatic

  1. #0c060e
  2. #211227
  3. #4e2a5c
  4. #7b4291
  5. #a266b9

Shades

#4e2a5c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2a5c
  2. #462653
  3. #3e224a
  4. #371d40
  5. #2f1937
  6. #27152e
  7. #1f1125
  8. #170d1c
  9. #100812
  10. #080409
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2a5c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2a5c
  2. #603f6c
  3. #71557d
  4. #836a8d
  5. #957f9d
  6. #a795ae
  7. #b8aabe
  8. #cabfce
  9. #dcd4de
  10. #edeaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2a5c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2a5c
  2. #533360
  3. #583b63
  4. #5d4467
  5. #624c6a
  6. #67556e
  7. #6c5e72
  8. #716675
  9. #766f79
  10. #7b777c
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #423349 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f375e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a3a5b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4d323e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #38325d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c345b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e2f4c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2a5c {
  color: #4e2a5c;
}
Background
.bg-4e2a5c {
  background-color: #4e2a5c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2a5c {
  border: 2px solid #4e2a5c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2a5c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 42 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 37% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2a5c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2a5c, #5c2a51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2a5c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 42 92 / 0.35);
}

#702963 Byzantium ΔE 7.93 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.47 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 11.57 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 11.83 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 11.91 #800080 Purple ΔE 11.92 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 12.15 #b1d5a3 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Byzantium
#4e2a5c  rgb(78, 42, 92)  hsl(283, 37%, 26%)  Byzantium
#385c2a  rgb(56, 92, 42)  hsl(103, 37%, 26%)  Hunter Green
#5c4e2a  rgb(92, 78, 42)  hsl(43, 37%, 26%)  Field Drab
#2a5c4e  rgb(42, 92, 78)  hsl(163, 37%, 26%)  Hunter Green