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#4F1237

#4f1237 ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#4f1237 is a color from the rose family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.98% red, 7.06% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.22% magenta, 30.38% yellow and 69.02% black. Its hue angle is 323.61°, with 62.89% saturation and 19.02% 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 14.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 5.29.

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Web safe#660033
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Relative luminance0.0237

Complementary

  1. #4f1237
  2. #124f2a

Split complementary

  1. #4f1237
  2. #184f12
  3. #124f49

Analogous

  1. #49124f
  2. #4f1237
  3. #4f1218

Triadic

  1. #4f1237
  2. #374f12
  3. #12374f

Tetradic

  1. #4f1237
  2. #4f2a12
  3. #124f2a
  4. #12374f

Square

  1. #4f1237
  2. #4f4912
  3. #124f2a
  4. #12184f

Monochromatic

  1. #11040c
  2. #11040c
  3. #4f1237
  4. #8d2062
  5. #cc2e8e

Shades

#4f1237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4f1237
  2. #471032
  3. #3f0e2c
  4. #370d27
  5. #2f0b21
  6. #28091c
  7. #200716
  8. #180511
  9. #10040b
  10. #080206
  11. #000000

Tints

#4f1237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4f1237
  2. #612a4b
  3. #72415f
  4. #845973
  5. #957187
  6. #a7899b
  7. #b9a0af
  8. #cab8c3
  9. #dcd0d7
  10. #ede7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4f1237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4f1237
  2. #541d3e
  3. #592846
  4. #5e334d
  5. #633e54
  6. #68495c
  7. #6c5463
  8. #715f6a
  9. #766a71
  10. #7b7579
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2b2b2b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c2330 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a2438 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c2e36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #551022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #361e38 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d2636 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #53112c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4f1237 {
  color: #4f1237;
}
Background
.bg-4f1237 {
  background-color: #4f1237;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4f1237 {
  border: 2px solid #4f1237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4f1237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 79 18 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 324 63% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4f1237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4f1237, #4f1218);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4f1237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(79 18 55 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 5.29 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 8.56 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 10.24 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.67 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 13.19 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 13.45 #722f37 Wine ΔE 13.79 #b0edc8 Inverted #2b2b2b Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#4f1237  rgb(79, 18, 55)  hsl(324, 63%, 19%)  Tyrian Purple
#124f2a  rgb(18, 79, 42)  hsl(144, 63%, 19%)  British Racing Green
#374f12  rgb(55, 79, 18)  hsl(84, 63%, 19%)  Army Green
#12374f  rgb(18, 55, 79)  hsl(204, 63%, 19%)  Prussian Blue