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#400A20

#400a20 ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#400a20 is a color from the rose family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 3.92% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.38% magenta, 50% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 335.56°, with 72.97% saturation and 14.51% 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 16.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 9.18.

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Relative luminance0.0141

Complementary

  1. #400a20
  2. #0a402a

Split complementary

  1. #400a20
  2. #0a400f
  3. #0a3b40

Analogous

  1. #400a3b
  2. #400a20
  3. #400f0a

Triadic

  1. #400a20
  2. #20400a
  3. #0a2040

Tetradic

  1. #400a20
  2. #402a0a
  3. #0a402a
  4. #0a2040

Square

  1. #400a20
  2. #3b400a
  3. #0a402a
  4. #0f0a40

Monochromatic

  1. #120309
  2. #120309
  3. #400a20
  4. #821441
  5. #c41f62

Shades

#400a20 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a20
  2. #3a091d
  3. #33081a
  4. #2d0716
  5. #260613
  6. #200510
  7. #1a040d
  8. #13030a
  9. #0d0206
  10. #060103
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a20 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a20
  2. #532336
  3. #663b4d
  4. #795463
  5. #8c6c79
  6. #a08590
  7. #b39da6
  8. #c6b6bc
  9. #d9ced2
  10. #ece7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a20 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a20
  2. #46162a
  3. #4d2233
  4. #532d3d
  5. #5a3946
  6. #604550
  7. #66515a
  8. #6d5d63
  9. #73686d
  10. #7a7476
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #202020 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f1920 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #161921 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #25231f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #460313 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c1420 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #321c1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #440619 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a20 {
  color: #400a20;
}
Background
.bg-400a20 {
  background-color: #400a20;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a20 {
  border: 2px solid #400a20;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a20;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 336 73% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a20 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a20, #400f0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a20 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 32 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 9.18 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 12.65 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 13.22 #722f37 Wine ΔE 13.32 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 13.70 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 15.04 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 15.08 #bff5df Inverted #202020 Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#400a20  rgb(64, 10, 32)  hsl(336, 73%, 15%)  Tyrian Purple
#0a402a  rgb(10, 64, 42)  hsl(156, 73%, 15%)  British Racing Green
#20400a  rgb(32, 64, 10)  hsl(96, 73%, 15%)  Lincoln Green
#0a2040  rgb(10, 32, 64)  hsl(216, 73%, 15%)  Oxford Blue