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#4C1938

#4c1938 ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#4c1938 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.11% magenta, 26.32% yellow and 70.2% black. Its hue angle is 323.53°, 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 13.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 6.71.

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Relative luminance0.0252

Complementary

  1. #4c1938
  2. #194c2d

Split complementary

  1. #4c1938
  2. #1e4c19
  3. #194c46

Analogous

  1. #46194c
  2. #4c1938
  3. #4c191e

Triadic

  1. #4c1938
  2. #384c19
  3. #19384c

Tetradic

  1. #4c1938
  2. #4c2d19
  3. #194c2d
  4. #19384c

Square

  1. #4c1938
  2. #4c4619
  3. #194c2d
  4. #191e4c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f050b
  2. #12060e
  3. #4c1938
  4. #862c62
  5. #bf3f8d

Shades

#4c1938 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c1938
  2. #441732
  3. #3d142d
  4. #351227
  5. #2e0f22
  6. #260d1c
  7. #1e0a16
  8. #170811
  9. #0f050b
  10. #080306
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c1938 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c1938
  2. #5e304c
  3. #704760
  4. #825e74
  5. #947588
  6. #a68c9c
  7. #b7a3af
  8. #c9bac3
  9. #dbd1d7
  10. #ede8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c1938 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c1938
  2. #51233f
  3. #562e46
  4. #5c384e
  5. #614255
  6. #664d5c
  7. #6b5763
  8. #70616a
  9. #766b72
  10. #7b7679
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2c2c2c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b2631 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e2739 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d2f37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #511826 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #362239 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b2837 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f182e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c1938 {
  color: #4c1938;
}
Background
.bg-4c1938 {
  background-color: #4c1938;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4c1938 {
  border: 2px solid #4c1938;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c1938;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 25 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 324 51% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c1938 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c1938, #4c191e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c1938 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 25 56 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 6.71 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 9.32 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 10.36 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.38 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 13.35 #722f37 Wine ΔE 13.52 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 13.94 #b3e6c7 Inverted #2c2c2c Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#4c1938  rgb(76, 25, 56)  hsl(324, 51%, 20%)  Tyrian Purple
#194c2d  rgb(25, 76, 45)  hsl(144, 51%, 20%)  British Racing Green
#384c19  rgb(56, 76, 25)  hsl(84, 51%, 20%)  Army Green
#19384c  rgb(25, 56, 76)  hsl(204, 51%, 20%)  Prussian Blue