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#4F285E

#4f285e ≈ Byzantium

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4f285e is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.98% red, 15.69% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.96% cyan, 57.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.14% black. Its hue angle is 283.33°, with 40.3% 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 11.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Byzantium (#702963), ΔE 7.76.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0399

Complementary

  1. #4f285e
  2. #375e28

Split complementary

  1. #4f285e
  2. #525e28
  3. #285e34

Analogous

  1. #34285e
  2. #4f285e
  3. #5e2852

Triadic

  1. #4f285e
  2. #5e4f28
  3. #285e4f

Tetradic

  1. #4f285e
  2. #5e2837
  3. #375e28
  4. #285e4f

Square

  1. #4f285e
  2. #5e3428
  3. #375e28
  4. #28525e

Monochromatic

  1. #0c060e
  2. #221128
  3. #4f285e
  4. #7c3f94
  5. #a363bc

Shades

#4f285e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4f285e
  2. #472455
  3. #3f204b
  4. #371c42
  5. #2f1838
  6. #28142f
  7. #201026
  8. #180c1c
  9. #100813
  10. #080409
  11. #000000

Tints

#4f285e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4f285e
  2. #613e6e
  3. #72537e
  4. #84698e
  5. #957e9e
  6. #a794af
  7. #b9a9bf
  8. #cabfcf
  9. #dcd4df
  10. #edeaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4f285e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4f285e
  2. #543161
  3. #593a65
  4. #5e4268
  5. #634b6c
  6. #68546f
  7. #6c5d72
  8. #716676
  9. #766e79
  10. #7b777d
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #42324a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c3660 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #28395d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e313f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #37315f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b335d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f2d4d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4f285e {
  color: #4f285e;
}
Background
.bg-4f285e {
  background-color: #4f285e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4f285e {
  border: 2px solid #4f285e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4f285e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 79 40 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 40% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4f285e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4f285e, #5e2852);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4f285e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(79 40 94 / 0.35);
}

#702963 Byzantium ΔE 7.76 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.92 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 11.04 #800080 Purple ΔE 11.21 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 11.26 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 11.40 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 11.45 #b0d7a1 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Byzantium
#4f285e  rgb(79, 40, 94)  hsl(283, 40%, 26%)  Byzantium
#375e28  rgb(55, 94, 40)  hsl(103, 40%, 26%)  Hunter Green
#5e4f28  rgb(94, 79, 40)  hsl(43, 40%, 26%)  Field Drab
#285e4f  rgb(40, 94, 79)  hsl(163, 40%, 26%)  Hunter Green