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#4E3756

#4e3756 ≈ Eggplant

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e3756 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 21.57% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.3% cyan, 36.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.27% black. Its hue angle is 284.52°, with 21.99% saturation and 27.65% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), ΔE 7.56.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0502

Complementary

  1. #4e3756
  2. #3f5637

Split complementary

  1. #4e3756
  2. #4f5637
  3. #37563f

Analogous

  1. #3f3756
  2. #4e3756
  3. #56374f

Triadic

  1. #4e3756
  2. #564e37
  3. #37564e

Tetradic

  1. #4e3756
  2. #56373f
  3. #3f5637
  4. #37564e

Square

  1. #4e3756
  2. #563f37
  3. #3f5637
  4. #374f56

Monochromatic

  1. #0b080c
  2. #241927
  3. #4e3756
  4. #785585
  5. #9f7bab

Shades

#4e3756 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e3756
  2. #46324d
  3. #3e2c45
  4. #37273c
  5. #2f2134
  6. #271c2b
  7. #1f1622
  8. #17111a
  9. #100b11
  10. #080609
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e3756 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e3756
  2. #604b67
  3. #715f78
  4. #837389
  5. #95879a
  6. #a79bab
  7. #b8afbb
  8. #cac3cc
  9. #dcd7dd
  10. #edebee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e3756 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e3756
  2. #533e5a
  3. #58465e
  4. #5d4d63
  5. #625467
  6. #675c6b
  7. #6c636f
  8. #716a73
  9. #767178
  10. #7b797c
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463c49 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #333e57 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #384055 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e3b42 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f3b57 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #423d55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e394b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e3756 {
  color: #4e3756;
}
Background
.bg-4e3756 {
  background-color: #4e3756;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e3756 {
  border: 2px solid #4e3756;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e3756;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 55 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 22% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e3756 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e3756, #56374f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e3756 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 55 86 / 0.35);
}

#614051 Eggplant ΔE 7.56 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 10.26 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 12.16 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 13.65 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 14.02 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 14.31 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 14.57 #b1c8a9 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Eggplant
#4e3756  rgb(78, 55, 86)  hsl(285, 22%, 28%)  Eggplant
#3f5637  rgb(63, 86, 55)  hsl(105, 22%, 28%)  Hunter Green
#564e37  rgb(86, 78, 55)  hsl(45, 22%, 28%)  Rifle Green
#37564e  rgb(55, 86, 78)  hsl(165, 22%, 28%)  Dark Slate Gray