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#3E162D

#3e162d ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#3e162d is a color from the rose family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 8.63% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.52% magenta, 27.42% yellow and 75.69% black. Its hue angle is 325.5°, with 47.62% saturation and 16.47% 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 15.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 9.67.

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Relative luminance0.0179

Complementary

  1. #3e162d
  2. #163e27

Split complementary

  1. #3e162d
  2. #193e16
  3. #163e3b

Analogous

  1. #3b163e
  2. #3e162d
  3. #3e1619

Triadic

  1. #3e162d
  2. #2d3e16
  3. #162d3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e162d
  2. #3e2716
  3. #163e27
  4. #162d3e

Square

  1. #3e162d
  2. #3e3b16
  3. #163e27
  4. #16193e

Monochromatic

  1. #0f050b
  2. #0f050b
  3. #3e162d
  4. #762a56
  5. #af3e7f

Shades

#3e162d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e162d
  2. #381429
  3. #321224
  4. #2b0f20
  5. #250d1b
  6. #1f0b17
  7. #190912
  8. #13070e
  9. #0c0409
  10. #060205
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e162d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e162d
  2. #512d42
  3. #654557
  4. #785c6c
  5. #8b7381
  6. #9f8b96
  7. #b2a2ab
  8. #c5b9c0
  9. #d8d0d5
  10. #ece8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e162d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e162d
  2. #452135
  3. #4b2b3e
  4. #523646
  5. #58404e
  6. #5f4b57
  7. #66565f
  8. #6c6067
  9. #736b6f
  10. #797578
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #242424 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #301f28 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a202e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #25272c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #42151f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c1c2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #31212c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #411525 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e162d {
  color: #3e162d;
}
Background
.bg-3e162d {
  background-color: #3e162d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e162d {
  border: 2px solid #3e162d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e162d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 22 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 326 48% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e162d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e162d, #3e1619);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e162d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 22 45 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 9.67 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.58 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 12.58 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 13.70 #722f37 Wine ΔE 14.70 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 15.36 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 15.82 #c1e9d2 Inverted #242424 Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#3e162d  rgb(62, 22, 45)  hsl(326, 48%, 16%)  Tyrian Purple
#163e27  rgb(22, 62, 39)  hsl(146, 48%, 16%)  Phthalo Green
#2d3e16  rgb(45, 62, 22)  hsl(86, 48%, 16%)  Army Green
#162d3e  rgb(22, 45, 62)  hsl(206, 48%, 16%)  Prussian Blue