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#3C1948

#3c1948 ≈ Byzantium

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3c1948 is a color from the magenta family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 9.8% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.67% cyan, 65.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 71.76% black. Its hue angle is 284.68°, with 48.45% saturation and 19.02% 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 14.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Byzantium (#702963), ΔE 11.43.

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Relative luminance0.0212

Complementary

  1. #3c1948
  2. #254819

Split complementary

  1. #3c1948
  2. #3d4819
  3. #194825

Analogous

  1. #251948
  2. #3c1948
  3. #48193d

Triadic

  1. #3c1948
  2. #483c19
  3. #19483c

Tetradic

  1. #3c1948
  2. #481925
  3. #254819
  4. #19483c

Square

  1. #3c1948
  2. #482519
  3. #254819
  4. #193d48

Monochromatic

  1. #0d050f
  2. #0d050f
  3. #3c1948
  4. #6b2d81
  5. #9b40ba

Shades

#3c1948 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c1948
  2. #361741
  3. #30143a
  4. #2a1232
  5. #240f2b
  6. #1e0d24
  7. #180a1d
  8. #120816
  9. #0c050e
  10. #060307
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c1948 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c1948
  2. #50305a
  3. #63476d
  4. #775e7f
  5. #8a7591
  6. #9e8ca4
  7. #b1a3b6
  8. #c5bac8
  9. #d8d1da
  10. #ece8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c1948 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c1948
  2. #43234e
  3. #4a2e53
  4. #503859
  5. #57425e
  6. #5e4d64
  7. #65576a
  8. #6c616f
  9. #726b75
  10. #79767a
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #282828 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #312337 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0c2649 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1a2947 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3b212d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #272149 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b2447 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c1e3a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c1948 {
  color: #3c1948;
}
Background
.bg-3c1948 {
  background-color: #3c1948;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c1948 {
  border: 2px solid #3c1948;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c1948;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 25 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 48% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c1948 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c1948, #48193d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c1948 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 25 72 / 0.35);
}

#702963 Byzantium ΔE 11.43 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 12.03 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 12.48 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 12.55 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 12.93 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 13.05 #800080 Purple ΔE 14.86 #c3e6b7 Inverted #282828 Grayscale 

Byzantium
#3c1948  rgb(60, 25, 72)  hsl(285, 48%, 19%)  Byzantium
#254819  rgb(37, 72, 25)  hsl(105, 48%, 19%)  British Racing Green
#483c19  rgb(72, 60, 25)  hsl(45, 48%, 19%)  Taupe
#19483c  rgb(25, 72, 60)  hsl(165, 48%, 19%)  Phthalo Green