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#4E2E5C

#4e2e5c ≈ Byzantium

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e2e5c is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 18.04% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.22% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.92% black. Its hue angle is 281.74°, with 33.33% saturation and 27.06% 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 11.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Byzantium (#702963), ΔE 8.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0435

Complementary

  1. #4e2e5c
  2. #3c5c2e

Split complementary

  1. #4e2e5c
  2. #535c2e
  3. #2e5c37

Analogous

  1. #372e5c
  2. #4e2e5c
  3. #5c2e53

Triadic

  1. #4e2e5c
  2. #5c4e2e
  3. #2e5c4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2e5c
  2. #5c2e3c
  3. #3c5c2e
  4. #2e5c4e

Square

  1. #4e2e5c
  2. #5c372e
  3. #3c5c2e
  4. #2e535c

Monochromatic

  1. #0c070e
  2. #231529
  3. #4e2e5c
  4. #79488f
  5. #a06db6

Shades

#4e2e5c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2e5c
  2. #462953
  3. #3e254a
  4. #372040
  5. #2f1c37
  6. #27172e
  7. #1f1225
  8. #170e1c
  9. #100912
  10. #080509
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2e5c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2e5c
  2. #60436c
  3. #71587d
  4. #836d8d
  5. #95829d
  6. #a797ae
  7. #b8abbe
  8. #cac0ce
  9. #dcd5de
  10. #edeaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2e5c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2e5c
  2. #533660
  3. #583e63
  4. #5d4767
  5. #624f6a
  6. #67576e
  7. #6c5f72
  8. #716775
  9. #767079
  10. #7b787c
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #43364a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #25395e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e3c5b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4d3540 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #39355d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d375b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d324d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2e5c {
  color: #4e2e5c;
}
Background
.bg-4e2e5c {
  background-color: #4e2e5c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2e5c {
  border: 2px solid #4e2e5c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2e5c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 46 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 33% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2e5c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2e5c, #5c2e53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2e5c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 46 92 / 0.35);
}

#702963 Byzantium ΔE 8.26 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.89 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.29 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 11.44 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 12.17 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 12.65 #800080 Purple ΔE 12.70 #b1d1a3 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Byzantium
#4e2e5c  rgb(78, 46, 92)  hsl(282, 33%, 27%)  Byzantium
#3c5c2e  rgb(60, 92, 46)  hsl(102, 33%, 27%)  Hunter Green
#5c4e2e  rgb(92, 78, 46)  hsl(42, 33%, 27%)  Field Drab
#2e5c4e  rgb(46, 92, 78)  hsl(162, 33%, 27%)  Hunter Green