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#521538

#521538 ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#521538 is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 8.24% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.39% magenta, 31.71% yellow and 67.84% black. Its hue angle is 325.57°, with 59.22% saturation and 20.2% 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 13.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 4.88.

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Web safe#660033
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Relative luminance0.0262

Complementary

  1. #521538
  2. #15522f

Split complementary

  1. #521538
  2. #1a5215
  3. #15524e

Analogous

  1. #4e1552
  2. #521538
  3. #52151a

Triadic

  1. #521538
  2. #385215
  3. #153852

Tetradic

  1. #521538
  2. #522f15
  3. #15522f
  4. #153852

Square

  1. #521538
  2. #524e15
  3. #15522f
  4. #151a52

Monochromatic

  1. #10040b
  2. #15050e
  3. #521538
  4. #8f2562
  5. #cb358b

Shades

#521538 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #521538
  2. #4a1332
  3. #42112d
  4. #390f27
  5. #310d22
  6. #290b1c
  7. #210816
  8. #190611
  9. #10040b
  10. #080206
  11. #000000

Tints

#521538 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #521538
  2. #632c4c
  3. #754460
  4. #865b74
  5. #977388
  6. #a98a9c
  7. #baa1af
  8. #cbb9c3
  9. #dcd0d7
  10. #eee8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#521538 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #521538
  2. #57203f
  3. #5b2a46
  4. #60354e
  5. #644055
  6. #694b5c
  7. #6e5563
  8. #72606a
  9. #776b72
  10. #7b7579
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2d2d2d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f2532 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e2639 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f3137 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #581224 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #392039 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #402837 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #56132d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-521538 {
  color: #521538;
}
Background
.bg-521538 {
  background-color: #521538;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-521538 {
  border: 2px solid #521538;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #521538;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 21 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 326 59% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-521538 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #521538, #52151a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-521538 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 21 56 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 4.88 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 7.88 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 9.96 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.99 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 12.49 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 12.64 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.89 #adeac7 Inverted #2d2d2d Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#521538  rgb(82, 21, 56)  hsl(326, 59%, 20%)  Tyrian Purple
#15522f  rgb(21, 82, 47)  hsl(146, 59%, 20%)  British Racing Green
#385215  rgb(56, 82, 21)  hsl(86, 59%, 20%)  Army Green
#153852  rgb(21, 56, 82)  hsl(206, 59%, 20%)  Prussian Blue