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#480F2F

#480f2f ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#480f2f is a color from the rose family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 5.88% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.17% magenta, 34.72% yellow and 71.76% black. Its hue angle is 326.32°, with 65.52% saturation and 17.06% 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 15.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 6.54.

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Relative luminance0.0192

Complementary

  1. #480f2f
  2. #0f4828

Split complementary

  1. #480f2f
  2. #12480f
  3. #0f4845

Analogous

  1. #450f48
  2. #480f2f
  3. #480f12

Triadic

  1. #480f2f
  2. #2f480f
  3. #0f2f48

Tetradic

  1. #480f2f
  2. #48280f
  3. #0f4828
  4. #0f2f48

Square

  1. #480f2f
  2. #48450f
  3. #0f4828
  4. #0f1248

Monochromatic

  1. #11040b
  2. #11040b
  3. #480f2f
  4. #871c58
  5. #c72982

Shades

#480f2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #480f2f
  2. #410e2a
  3. #3a0c26
  4. #320b21
  5. #2b091c
  6. #240818
  7. #1d0613
  8. #16050e
  9. #0e0309
  10. #070205
  11. #000000

Tints

#480f2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #480f2f
  2. #5a2744
  3. #6d3f59
  4. #7f576d
  5. #916f82
  6. #a48797
  7. #b69fac
  8. #c8b7c1
  9. #dacfd5
  10. #ede7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#480f2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #480f2f
  2. #4e1a37
  3. #53263f
  4. #593147
  5. #5e3c4f
  6. #644858
  7. #6a5360
  8. #6f5e68
  9. #756970
  10. #7a7578
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #262626 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #361f2a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #181f30 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #282a2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e0c1d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #321a30 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #37212e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c0d25 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-480f2f {
  color: #480f2f;
}
Background
.bg-480f2f {
  background-color: #480f2f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-480f2f {
  border: 2px solid #480f2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #480f2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 15 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 326 66% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-480f2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #480f2f, #480f12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-480f2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 15 47 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 6.54 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 10.07 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 12.24 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 13.41 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 13.83 #722f37 Wine ΔE 13.88 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 14.86 #b7f0d0 Inverted #262626 Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#480f2f  rgb(72, 15, 47)  hsl(326, 66%, 17%)  Tyrian Purple
#0f4828  rgb(15, 72, 40)  hsl(146, 66%, 17%)  British Racing Green
#2f480f  rgb(47, 72, 15)  hsl(86, 66%, 17%)  Army Green
#0f2f48  rgb(15, 47, 72)  hsl(206, 66%, 17%)  Prussian Blue