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#742F4E

#742f4e ≈ Pansy Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#742f4e is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 18.43% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 59.48% magenta, 32.76% yellow and 54.51% black. Its hue angle is 333.04°, with 42.33% saturation and 31.96% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pansy Purple (#78184a), ΔE 4.53.

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Relative luminance0.063

Complementary

  1. #742f4e
  2. #2f7455

Split complementary

  1. #742f4e
  2. #2f7432
  3. #2f7174

Analogous

  1. #742f71
  2. #742f4e
  3. #74322f

Triadic

  1. #742f4e
  2. #4e742f
  3. #2f4e74

Tetradic

  1. #742f4e
  2. #74552f
  3. #2f7455
  4. #2f4e74

Square

  1. #742f4e
  2. #71742f
  3. #2f7455
  4. #322f74

Monochromatic

  1. #0f060a
  2. #3e1929
  3. #742f4e
  4. #aa4573
  5. #c7759a

Shades

#742f4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #742f4e
  2. #682a46
  3. #5d263e
  4. #512137
  5. #461c2f
  6. #3a1827
  7. #2e131f
  8. #230e17
  9. #170910
  10. #0c0508
  11. #000000

Tints

#742f4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #742f4e
  2. #824460
  3. #905971
  4. #9e6d83
  5. #ac8295
  6. #ba97a7
  7. #c7acb8
  8. #d5c1ca
  9. #e3d5dc
  10. #f1eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#742f4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #742f4e
  2. #753753
  3. #763f58
  4. #78475d
  5. #794f62
  6. #7a5867
  7. #7b606c
  8. #7c6871
  9. #7e7076
  10. #7f787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c3f4a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #393f4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b4c4c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d2b3b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #57394f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e424d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #792d43 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-742f4e {
  color: #742f4e;
}
Background
.bg-742f4e {
  background-color: #742f4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-742f4e {
  border: 2px solid #742f4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #742f4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 47 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 333 42% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-742f4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #742f4e, #74322f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-742f4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 47 78 / 0.35);
}

#78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 4.53 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 4.98 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 7.80 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 7.84 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 8.28 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 8.38 #722f37 Wine ΔE 8.64 #8bd0b1 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Pansy Purple
#742f4e  rgb(116, 47, 78)  hsl(333, 42%, 32%)  Pansy Purple
#2f7455  rgb(47, 116, 85)  hsl(153, 42%, 32%)  Tropical Rain Forest
#4e742f  rgb(78, 116, 47)  hsl(93, 42%, 32%)  Sap Green
#2f4e74  rgb(47, 78, 116)  hsl(213, 42%, 32%)  Yale Blue