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#4C1936

#4c1936 ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#4c1936 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 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.11% magenta, 28.95% yellow and 70.2% black. Its hue angle is 325.88°, with 50.5% saturation and 19.8% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 6.67.

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Relative luminance0.025

Complementary

  1. #4c1936
  2. #194c2f

Split complementary

  1. #4c1936
  2. #1c4c19
  3. #194c48

Analogous

  1. #48194c
  2. #4c1936
  3. #4c191c

Triadic

  1. #4c1936
  2. #364c19
  3. #19364c

Tetradic

  1. #4c1936
  2. #4c2f19
  3. #194c2f
  4. #19364c

Square

  1. #4c1936
  2. #4c4819
  3. #194c2f
  4. #191c4c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f050b
  2. #12060d
  3. #4c1936
  4. #862c5f
  5. #bf3f88

Shades

#4c1936 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c1936
  2. #441731
  3. #3d142b
  4. #351226
  5. #2e0f20
  6. #260d1b
  7. #1e0a16
  8. #170810
  9. #0f050b
  10. #080305
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c1936 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c1936
  2. #5e304a
  3. #70475e
  4. #825e72
  5. #947586
  6. #a68c9b
  7. #b7a3af
  8. #c9bac3
  9. #dbd1d7
  10. #ede8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c1936 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c1936
  2. #51233d
  3. #562e45
  4. #5c384c
  5. #614254
  6. #664d5b
  7. #6b5762
  8. #70616a
  9. #766b71
  10. #7b7679
  11. #808080

Readable text 14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2c2c2c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b2530 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f2637 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d2f35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #521725 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #362237 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c2835 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f182d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c1936 {
  color: #4c1936;
}
Background
.bg-4c1936 {
  background-color: #4c1936;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4c1936 {
  border: 2px solid #4c1936;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c1936;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 25 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 326 51% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c1936 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c1936, #4c191c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c1936 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 25 54 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 6.67 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 9.32 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 10.83 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.30 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.99 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 13.45 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 13.50 #b3e6c9 Inverted #2c2c2c Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#4c1936  rgb(76, 25, 54)  hsl(326, 51%, 20%)  Tyrian Purple
#194c2f  rgb(25, 76, 47)  hsl(146, 51%, 20%)  British Racing Green
#364c19  rgb(54, 76, 25)  hsl(86, 51%, 20%)  Army Green
#19364c  rgb(25, 54, 76)  hsl(206, 51%, 20%)  Prussian Blue