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#401B4E

#401b4e ≈ Byzantium

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#401b4e is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 10.59% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.95% cyan, 65.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 283.53°, with 48.57% saturation and 20.59% 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 14.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Byzantium (#702963), ΔE 10.62.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0242

Complementary

  1. #401b4e
  2. #294e1b

Split complementary

  1. #401b4e
  2. #434e1b
  3. #1b4e27

Analogous

  1. #271b4e
  2. #401b4e
  3. #4e1b43

Triadic

  1. #401b4e
  2. #4e401b
  3. #1b4e40

Tetradic

  1. #401b4e
  2. #4e1b29
  3. #294e1b
  4. #1b4e40

Square

  1. #401b4e
  2. #4e271b
  3. #294e1b
  4. #1b434e

Monochromatic

  1. #0c050f
  2. #110715
  3. #401b4e
  4. #6f2f87
  5. #9d44be

Shades

#401b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #401b4e
  2. #3a1846
  3. #33163e
  4. #2d1337
  5. #26102f
  6. #200e27
  7. #1a0b1f
  8. #130817
  9. #0d0510
  10. #060308
  11. #000000

Tints

#401b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #401b4e
  2. #533260
  3. #664971
  4. #795f83
  5. #8c7695
  6. #a08da7
  7. #b3a4b8
  8. #c6bbca
  9. #d9d1dc
  10. #ece8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#401b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #401b4e
  2. #462553
  3. #4d2f58
  4. #53395d
  5. #5a4362
  6. #604e67
  7. #66586c
  8. #6d6271
  9. #736c76
  10. #7a767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2b2b2b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #35253c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0c2950 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b2c4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3f2431 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2a244f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e264d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f213f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-401b4e {
  color: #401b4e;
}
Background
.bg-401b4e {
  background-color: #401b4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-401b4e {
  border: 2px solid #401b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #401b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 27 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 49% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-401b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #401b4e, #4e1b43);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-401b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 27 78 / 0.35);
}

#702963 Byzantium ΔE 10.62 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 11.16 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 11.43 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.65 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 11.98 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 13.07 #800080 Purple ΔE 13.74 #bfe4b1 Inverted #2b2b2b Grayscale 

Byzantium
#401b4e  rgb(64, 27, 78)  hsl(284, 49%, 21%)  Byzantium
#294e1b  rgb(41, 78, 27)  hsl(104, 49%, 21%)  Lincoln Green
#4e401b  rgb(78, 64, 27)  hsl(44, 49%, 21%)  Field Drab
#1b4e40  rgb(27, 78, 64)  hsl(164, 49%, 21%)  British Racing Green