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#540720

#540720 ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#540720 is a color from the rose family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.94% red, 2.75% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.67% magenta, 61.9% yellow and 67.06% black. Its hue angle is 340.52°, with 84.62% saturation and 17.84% 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 14.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 8.54.

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Web safe#660033
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Relative luminance0.0214

Complementary

  1. #540720
  2. #07543b

Split complementary

  1. #540720
  2. #075414
  3. #074654

Analogous

  1. #540746
  2. #540720
  3. #541407

Triadic

  1. #540720
  2. #205407
  3. #072054

Tetradic

  1. #540720
  2. #543b07
  3. #07543b
  4. #072054

Square

  1. #540720
  2. #465407
  3. #07543b
  4. #140754

Monochromatic

  1. #130207
  2. #130207
  3. #540720
  4. #9b0d3b
  5. #e11356

Shades

#540720 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #540720
  2. #4c061d
  3. #43061a
  4. #3b0516
  5. #320413
  6. #2a0410
  7. #22030d
  8. #19020a
  9. #110106
  10. #080103
  11. #000000

Tints

#540720 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #540720
  2. #652036
  3. #76394d
  4. #875163
  5. #986a79
  6. #aa8390
  7. #bb9ca6
  8. #ccb5bc
  9. #ddcdd2
  10. #eee6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#540720 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #540720
  2. #58132a
  3. #5d1f33
  4. #612b3d
  5. #663746
  6. #6a4450
  7. #6e505a
  8. #735c63
  9. #77686d
  10. #7c7476
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #282828 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e1f25 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e1e20 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #312e1e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5d0013 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b1720 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #42231f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #590019 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-540720 {
  color: #540720;
}
Background
.bg-540720 {
  background-color: #540720;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-540720 {
  border: 2px solid #540720;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #540720;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 7 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 341 85% 18%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-540720 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #540720, #541407);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-540720 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 7 32 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 8.54 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 8.98 #722f37 Wine ΔE 9.65 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 10.29 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 10.54 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 10.58 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 11.01 #abf8df Inverted #282828 Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#540720  rgb(84, 7, 32)  hsl(341, 85%, 18%)  Tyrian Purple
#07543b  rgb(7, 84, 59)  hsl(161, 85%, 18%)  British Racing Green
#205407  rgb(32, 84, 7)  hsl(101, 85%, 18%)  Lincoln Green
#072054  rgb(7, 32, 84)  hsl(221, 85%, 18%)  Oxford Blue