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#4E2F5D

#4e2f5d ≈ Byzantium

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e2f5d is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 18.43% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.13% cyan, 49.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.53% black. Its hue angle is 280.43°, with 32.86% saturation and 27.45% 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 11.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Byzantium (#702963), ΔE 8.42.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0444

Complementary

  1. #4e2f5d
  2. #3e5d2f

Split complementary

  1. #4e2f5d
  2. #555d2f
  3. #2f5d37

Analogous

  1. #372f5d
  2. #4e2f5d
  3. #5d2f55

Triadic

  1. #4e2f5d
  2. #5d4e2f
  3. #2f5d4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2f5d
  2. #5d2f3e
  3. #3e5d2f
  4. #2f5d4e

Square

  1. #4e2f5d
  2. #5d372f
  3. #3e5d2f
  4. #2f555d

Monochromatic

  1. #0b070e
  2. #23152a
  3. #4e2f5d
  4. #794990
  5. #9f6fb6

Shades

#4e2f5d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2f5d
  2. #462a54
  3. #3e264a
  4. #372141
  5. #2f1c38
  6. #27182f
  7. #1f1325
  8. #170e1c
  9. #100913
  10. #080509
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2f5d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2f5d
  2. #60446d
  3. #71597d
  4. #836d8e
  5. #95829e
  6. #a797ae
  7. #b8acbe
  8. #cac1ce
  9. #dcd5df
  10. #edeaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2f5d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2f5d
  2. #533761
  3. #583f64
  4. #5d4768
  5. #624f6b
  6. #67586f
  7. #6c6072
  8. #716876
  9. #767079
  10. #7b787d
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #44374b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #263a5f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e3c5c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4d3641 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a365e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d375c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d334e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2f5d {
  color: #4e2f5d;
}
Background
.bg-4e2f5d {
  background-color: #4e2f5d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2f5d {
  border: 2px solid #4e2f5d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2f5d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 47 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 33% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2f5d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2f5d, #5d2f55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2f5d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 47 93 / 0.35);
}

#702963 Byzantium ΔE 8.42 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.83 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 11.17 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.28 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 12.02 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 12.50 #800080 Purple ΔE 12.80 #b1d0a2 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Byzantium
#4e2f5d  rgb(78, 47, 93)  hsl(280, 33%, 27%)  Byzantium
#3e5d2f  rgb(62, 93, 47)  hsl(100, 33%, 27%)  Hunter Green
#5d4e2f  rgb(93, 78, 47)  hsl(40, 33%, 27%)  Field Drab
#2f5d4e  rgb(47, 93, 78)  hsl(160, 33%, 27%)  Hunter Green