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#540A40

#540a40 ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#540a40 is a color from the magenta family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.94% red, 3.92% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.1% magenta, 23.81% yellow and 67.06% black. Its hue angle is 316.22°, with 78.72% saturation and 18.43% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 5.32.

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Web safe#660033
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Relative luminance0.0247

Complementary

  1. #540a40
  2. #0a541e

Split complementary

  1. #540a40
  2. #1b540a
  3. #0a5443

Analogous

  1. #430a54
  2. #540a40
  3. #540a1b

Triadic

  1. #540a40
  2. #40540a
  3. #0a4054

Tetradic

  1. #540a40
  2. #541e0a
  3. #0a541e
  4. #0a4054

Square

  1. #540a40
  2. #54430a
  3. #0a541e
  4. #0a1b54

Monochromatic

  1. #12020e
  2. #12020e
  3. #540a40
  4. #981274
  5. #dd1aa8

Shades

#540a40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #540a40
  2. #4c093a
  3. #430833
  4. #3b072d
  5. #320626
  6. #2a0520
  7. #22041a
  8. #190313
  9. #11020d
  10. #080106
  11. #000000

Tints

#540a40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #540a40
  2. #652353
  3. #763b66
  4. #875479
  5. #986c8c
  6. #aa85a0
  7. #bb9db3
  8. #ccb6c6
  9. #ddced9
  10. #eee7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#540a40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #540a40
  2. #581646
  3. #5d224d
  4. #612d53
  5. #66395a
  6. #6a4560
  7. #6e5166
  8. #735d6d
  9. #776873
  10. #7c747a
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2c2c2c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f2235 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #122441 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a303e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5a0b25 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #381c41 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f253f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #580b32 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-540a40 {
  color: #540a40;
}
Background
.bg-540a40 {
  background-color: #540a40;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-540a40 {
  border: 2px solid #540a40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #540a40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 10 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 79% 18%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-540a40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #540a40, #540a1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-540a40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 10 64 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 5.32 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 8.41 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 8.63 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 12.81 #800080 Purple ΔE 13.12 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 14.08 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 14.13 #abf5bf Inverted #2c2c2c Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#540a40  rgb(84, 10, 64)  hsl(316, 79%, 18%)  Tyrian Purple
#0a541e  rgb(10, 84, 30)  hsl(136, 79%, 18%)  Lincoln Green
#40540a  rgb(64, 84, 10)  hsl(76, 79%, 18%)  Army Green
#0a4054  rgb(10, 64, 84)  hsl(196, 79%, 18%)  Midnight Green