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#55112E

#55112e ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#55112e is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 6.67% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 45.88% yellow and 66.67% black. Its hue angle is 334.41°, with 66.67% saturation and 20% 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 13.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 5.09.

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Web safe#660033
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Relative luminance0.0253

Complementary

  1. #55112e
  2. #115538

Split complementary

  1. #55112e
  2. #115516
  3. #115055

Analogous

  1. #551150
  2. #55112e
  3. #551611

Triadic

  1. #55112e
  2. #2e5511
  3. #112e55

Tetradic

  1. #55112e
  2. #553811
  3. #115538
  4. #112e55

Square

  1. #55112e
  2. #505511
  3. #115538
  4. #161155

Monochromatic

  1. #110309
  2. #15040c
  3. #55112e
  4. #951e51
  5. #d52a73

Shades

#55112e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55112e
  2. #4d0f29
  3. #440e25
  4. #3c0c20
  5. #330a1c
  6. #2b0917
  7. #220712
  8. #1a050e
  9. #110309
  10. #090205
  11. #000000

Tints

#55112e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55112e
  2. #662943
  3. #774158
  4. #88586d
  5. #997082
  6. #aa8897
  7. #bba0ab
  8. #ccb8c0
  9. #ddcfd5
  10. #eee7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55112e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55112e
  2. #591c36
  3. #5e273e
  4. #623247
  5. #663d4f
  6. #6b4957
  7. #6f545f
  8. #735f67
  9. #776a70
  10. #7c7578
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2c2c2c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #40242d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #20242f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #32312c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5d071d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c1e2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #43272d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5a0c25 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55112e {
  color: #55112e;
}
Background
.bg-55112e {
  background-color: #55112e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-55112e {
  border: 2px solid #55112e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55112e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 17 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 334 67% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55112e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55112e, #551611);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55112e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 17 46 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 5.09 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 8.06 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 9.94 #722f37 Wine ΔE 10.41 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 12.59 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.85 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 13.19 #aaeed1 Inverted #2c2c2c Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#55112e  rgb(85, 17, 46)  hsl(334, 67%, 20%)  Tyrian Purple
#115538  rgb(17, 85, 56)  hsl(154, 67%, 20%)  Hunter Green
#2e5511  rgb(46, 85, 17)  hsl(94, 67%, 20%)  Lincoln Green
#112e55  rgb(17, 46, 85)  hsl(214, 67%, 20%)  Prussian Blue