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#4E384A

#4e384a ≈ Eggplant

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#4e384a is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 21.96% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.21% magenta, 5.13% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 310.91°, with 16.42% saturation and 26.27% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), ΔE 5.17.

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Relative luminance0.0494

Complementary

  1. #4e384a
  2. #384e3c

Split complementary

  1. #4e384a
  2. #3f4e38
  3. #384e47

Analogous

  1. #47384e
  2. #4e384a
  3. #4e383f

Triadic

  1. #4e384a
  2. #4a4e38
  3. #384a4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e384a
  2. #4e3c38
  3. #384e3c
  4. #384a4e

Square

  1. #4e384a
  2. #4e4738
  3. #384e3c
  4. #383f4e

Monochromatic

  1. #0c090b
  2. #211820
  3. #4e384a
  4. #7b5874
  5. #a27d9b

Shades

#4e384a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e384a
  2. #463243
  3. #3e2d3b
  4. #372734
  5. #2f222c
  6. #271c25
  7. #1f161e
  8. #171116
  9. #100b0f
  10. #080607
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e384a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e384a
  2. #604c5c
  3. #71606e
  4. #837480
  5. #958892
  6. #a79ca5
  7. #b8afb7
  8. #cac3c9
  9. #dcd7db
  10. #edebed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e384a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e384a
  2. #533f4f
  3. #584655
  4. #5d4e5a
  5. #625560
  6. #675c65
  7. #6c636a
  8. #716a70
  9. #767275
  10. #7b797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453c44 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #383d4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d4049 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #50393e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #423b4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #443d4a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f3943 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e384a {
  color: #4e384a;
}
Background
.bg-4e384a {
  background-color: #4e384a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e384a {
  border: 2px solid #4e384a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e384a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 56 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 16% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e384a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e384a, #4e383f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e384a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 56 74 / 0.35);
}

#614051 Eggplant ΔE 5.17 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 12.66 #674c47 Liver ΔE 12.83 #645452 Wenge ΔE 13.22 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 14.29 #722f37 Wine ΔE 14.33 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 14.49 #b1c7b5 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Eggplant
#4e384a  rgb(78, 56, 74)  hsl(311, 16%, 26%)  Eggplant
#384e3c  rgb(56, 78, 60)  hsl(131, 16%, 26%)  Rifle Green
#4a4e38  rgb(74, 78, 56)  hsl(71, 16%, 26%)  Rifle Green
#384a4e  rgb(56, 74, 78)  hsl(191, 16%, 26%)  Outer Space