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#51142E

#51142e ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#51142e is a color from the rose family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 7.84% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.31% magenta, 43.21% yellow and 68.24% black. Its hue angle is 334.43°, with 60.4% saturation and 19.8% 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 14.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 5.84.

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Web safe#660033
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Relative luminance0.0245

Complementary

  1. #51142e
  2. #145137

Split complementary

  1. #51142e
  2. #145118
  3. #144c51

Analogous

  1. #51144c
  2. #51142e
  3. #511814

Triadic

  1. #51142e
  2. #2e5114
  3. #142e51

Tetradic

  1. #51142e
  2. #513714
  3. #145137
  4. #142e51

Square

  1. #51142e
  2. #4c5114
  3. #145137
  4. #181451

Monochromatic

  1. #100409
  2. #14050b
  3. #51142e
  4. #8e2351
  5. #cc3274

Shades

#51142e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #51142e
  2. #491229
  3. #411025
  4. #390e20
  5. #310c1c
  6. #290a17
  7. #200812
  8. #18060e
  9. #100409
  10. #080205
  11. #000000

Tints

#51142e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #51142e
  2. #622c43
  3. #744358
  4. #855b6d
  5. #977282
  6. #a88a97
  7. #b9a1ab
  8. #cbb9c0
  9. #dcd0d5
  10. #eee8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#51142e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #51142e
  2. #561f36
  3. #5a2a3e
  4. #5f3447
  5. #643f4f
  6. #694a57
  7. #6d555f
  8. #726067
  9. #776a70
  10. #7b7578
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2b2b2b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e242c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #20242f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #30302d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #580d1f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #391f2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #40272d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #551026 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-51142e {
  color: #51142e;
}
Background
.bg-51142e {
  background-color: #51142e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-51142e {
  border: 2px solid #51142e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #51142e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 20 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 334 60% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-51142e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51142e, #511814);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-51142e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 20 46 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 5.84 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 8.72 #722f37 Wine ΔE 10.73 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 10.80 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.37 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 12.64 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 13.08 #aeebd1 Inverted #2b2b2b Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#51142e  rgb(81, 20, 46)  hsl(334, 60%, 20%)  Tyrian Purple
#145137  rgb(20, 81, 55)  hsl(154, 60%, 20%)  British Racing Green
#2e5114  rgb(46, 81, 20)  hsl(94, 60%, 20%)  Lincoln Green
#142e51  rgb(20, 46, 81)  hsl(214, 60%, 20%)  Prussian Blue