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#28042E

#28042e ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#28042e is a color from the magenta family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 1.57% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.04% cyan, 91.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 81.96% black. Its hue angle is 291.43°, with 84% saturation and 9.8% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 18.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 14.67.

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Relative luminance0.0074

Complementary

  1. #28042e
  2. #0a2e04

Split complementary

  1. #28042e
  2. #1f2e04
  3. #042e13

Analogous

  1. #13042e
  2. #28042e
  3. #2e041f

Triadic

  1. #28042e
  2. #2e2804
  3. #042e28

Tetradic

  1. #28042e
  2. #2e040a
  3. #0a2e04
  4. #042e28

Square

  1. #28042e
  2. #2e1304
  3. #0a2e04
  4. #041f2e

Monochromatic

  1. #100213
  2. #100213
  3. #28042e
  4. #650a74
  5. #a210bb

Shades

#28042e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #28042e
  2. #240429
  3. #200325
  4. #1c0320
  5. #18021c
  6. #140217
  7. #100212
  8. #0c010e
  9. #080109
  10. #040005
  11. #000000

Tints

#28042e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #28042e
  2. #3e1d43
  3. #533658
  4. #694f6d
  5. #7e6882
  6. #948297
  7. #a99bab
  8. #bfb4c0
  9. #d4cdd5
  10. #eae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#28042e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #28042e
  2. #311036
  3. #3a1d3e
  4. #422947
  5. #4b364f
  6. #544257
  7. #5d4e5f
  8. #665b67
  9. #6e6770
  10. #777478
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #151515 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1e0f21 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00122f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #09162d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #280b18 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #160d2f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1a102d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #280923 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-28042e {
  color: #28042e;
}
Background
.bg-28042e {
  background-color: #28042e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-28042e {
  border: 2px solid #28042e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #28042e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 4 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 84% 10%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-28042e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #28042e, #2e041f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-28042e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 4 46 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 14.67 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 15.32 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 15.39 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 16.24 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 16.43 #000080 Navy ΔE 17.40 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 17.47 #d7fbd1 Inverted #151515 Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#28042e  rgb(40, 4, 46)  hsl(291, 84%, 10%)  Tyrian Purple
#0a2e04  rgb(10, 46, 4)  hsl(111, 84%, 10%)  British Racing Green
#2e2804  rgb(46, 40, 4)  hsl(51, 84%, 10%)  Bistre
#042e28  rgb(4, 46, 40)  hsl(171, 84%, 10%)  Phthalo Green