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#4C1929

#4c1929 ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4c1929 is a color from the rose family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 9.8% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.11% magenta, 46.05% yellow and 70.2% black. Its hue angle is 341.18°, with 50.5% saturation and 19.8% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 8.57.

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Relative luminance0.0239

Complementary

  1. #4c1929
  2. #194c3c

Split complementary

  1. #4c1929
  2. #194c22
  3. #19424c

Analogous

  1. #4c1942
  2. #4c1929
  3. #4c2219

Triadic

  1. #4c1929
  2. #294c19
  3. #19294c

Tetradic

  1. #4c1929
  2. #4c3c19
  3. #194c3c
  4. #19294c

Square

  1. #4c1929
  2. #424c19
  3. #194c3c
  4. #22194c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0508
  2. #12060a
  3. #4c1929
  4. #862c48
  5. #bf3f67

Shades

#4c1929 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c1929
  2. #441725
  3. #3d1421
  4. #35121d
  5. #2e0f19
  6. #260d15
  7. #1e0a10
  8. #17080c
  9. #0f0508
  10. #080304
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c1929 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c1929
  2. #5e303e
  3. #704754
  4. #825e69
  5. #94757f
  6. #a68c94
  7. #b7a3a9
  8. #c9babf
  9. #dbd1d4
  10. #ede8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c1929 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c1929
  2. #512332
  3. #562e3a
  4. #5c3843
  5. #61424c
  6. #664d55
  7. #6b575d
  8. #706166
  9. #766b6f
  10. #7b7677
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2b2b2b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b252a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #232529 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #302e28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #53131f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #382029 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d2728 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #501623 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c1929 {
  color: #4c1929;
}
Background
.bg-4c1929 {
  background-color: #4c1929;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4c1929 {
  border: 2px solid #4c1929;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c1929;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 25 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 341 51% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c1929 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c1929, #4c2219);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c1929 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 25 41 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 8.57 #722f37 Wine ΔE 9.87 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 10.53 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 10.83 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 11.14 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.95 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 13.54 #b3e6d6 Inverted #2b2b2b Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#4c1929  rgb(76, 25, 41)  hsl(341, 51%, 20%)  Tyrian Purple
#194c3c  rgb(25, 76, 60)  hsl(161, 51%, 20%)  British Racing Green
#294c19  rgb(41, 76, 25)  hsl(101, 51%, 20%)  Lincoln Green
#19294c  rgb(25, 41, 76)  hsl(221, 51%, 20%)  Oxford Blue