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#4E112E

#4e112e ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e112e is a color from the rose family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 6.67% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.21% magenta, 41.03% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 331.48°, with 64.21% saturation and 18.63% 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 14.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 5.74.

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Web safe#660033
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Relative luminance0.0222

Complementary

  1. #4e112e
  2. #114e31

Split complementary

  1. #4e112e
  2. #114e13
  3. #114d4e

Analogous

  1. #4e114d
  2. #4e112e
  3. #4e1311

Triadic

  1. #4e112e
  2. #2e4e11
  3. #112e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e112e
  2. #4e3111
  3. #114e31
  4. #112e4e

Square

  1. #4e112e
  2. #4d4e11
  3. #114e31
  4. #13114e

Monochromatic

  1. #11040a
  2. #11040a
  3. #4e112e
  4. #8d1f53
  5. #cc2c78

Shades

#4e112e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e112e
  2. #460f29
  3. #3e0e25
  4. #370c20
  5. #2f0a1c
  6. #270917
  7. #1f0712
  8. #17050e
  9. #100309
  10. #080205
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e112e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e112e
  2. #602943
  3. #714158
  4. #83586d
  5. #957082
  6. #a78897
  7. #b8a0ab
  8. #cab8c0
  9. #dccfd5
  10. #ede7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e112e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e112e
  2. #531c36
  3. #58273e
  4. #5d3247
  5. #623d4f
  6. #674957
  7. #6c545f
  8. #715f67
  9. #766a70
  10. #7b7578
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #292929 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b212b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c222f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d2d2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #550b1d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #371c2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d252d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #520e25 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e112e {
  color: #4e112e;
}
Background
.bg-4e112e {
  background-color: #4e112e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e112e {
  border: 2px solid #4e112e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e112e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 17 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 331 64% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e112e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e112e, #4e1311);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e112e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 17 46 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 5.74 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 9.04 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 11.83 #722f37 Wine ΔE 11.94 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 12.45 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.88 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 14.04 #b1eed1 Inverted #292929 Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#4e112e  rgb(78, 17, 46)  hsl(331, 64%, 19%)  Tyrian Purple
#114e31  rgb(17, 78, 49)  hsl(151, 64%, 19%)  British Racing Green
#2e4e11  rgb(46, 78, 17)  hsl(91, 64%, 19%)  Lincoln Green
#112e4e  rgb(17, 46, 78)  hsl(211, 64%, 19%)  Prussian Blue