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#290E2C

#290e2c ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#290e2c is a color from the magenta family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 5.49% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.82% cyan, 68.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 82.75% black. Its hue angle is 294°, with 51.72% saturation and 11.37% 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 17.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 14.55.

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Relative luminance0.0097

Complementary

  1. #290e2c
  2. #112c0e

Split complementary

  1. #290e2c
  2. #202c0e
  3. #0e2c1a

Analogous

  1. #1a0e2c
  2. #290e2c
  3. #2c0e20

Triadic

  1. #290e2c
  2. #2c290e
  3. #0e2c29

Tetradic

  1. #290e2c
  2. #2c0e11
  3. #112c0e
  4. #0e2c29

Square

  1. #290e2c
  2. #2c1a0e
  3. #112c0e
  4. #0e202c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e050f
  2. #0e050f
  3. #290e2c
  4. #5f2066
  5. #9533a0

Shades

#290e2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #290e2c
  2. #250d28
  3. #210b23
  4. #1d0a1f
  5. #19081a
  6. #150716
  7. #100612
  8. #0c040d
  9. #080309
  10. #040104
  11. #000000

Tints

#290e2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #290e2c
  2. #3e2641
  3. #543e56
  4. #69566b
  5. #7f6e80
  6. #948796
  7. #a99fab
  8. #bfb7c0
  9. #d4cfd5
  10. #eae7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#290e2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #290e2c
  2. #321934
  3. #3a253d
  4. #433045
  5. #4c3c4e
  6. #554756
  7. #5d525e
  8. #665e67
  9. #6f696f
  10. #777578
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #191919 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #201522 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #09172d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #121a2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2a121b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1a142d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d162c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a1123 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-290e2c {
  color: #290e2c;
}
Background
.bg-290e2c {
  background-color: #290e2c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-290e2c {
  border: 2px solid #290e2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #290e2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 14 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 52% 11%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-290e2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #290e2c, #2c0e20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-290e2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 14 44 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 14.55 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 15.97 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 16.36 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 16.66 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 16.70 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 16.78 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 17.11 #d6f1d3 Inverted #191919 Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#290e2c  rgb(41, 14, 44)  hsl(294, 52%, 11%)  Tyrian Purple
#112c0e  rgb(17, 44, 14)  hsl(114, 52%, 11%)  Phthalo Green
#2c290e  rgb(44, 41, 14)  hsl(54, 52%, 11%)  Black Olive
#0e2c29  rgb(14, 44, 41)  hsl(174, 52%, 11%)  Phthalo Green