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#55152A

#55152a ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#55152a is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 8.24% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.29% magenta, 50.59% yellow and 66.67% black. Its hue angle is 340.31°, with 60.38% saturation and 20.78% 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 13.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 7.

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Web safe#660033
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Relative luminance0.0263

Complementary

  1. #55152a
  2. #155540

Split complementary

  1. #55152a
  2. #155520
  3. #154a55

Analogous

  1. #55154a
  2. #55152a
  3. #552015

Triadic

  1. #55152a
  2. #2a5515
  3. #152a55

Tetradic

  1. #55152a
  2. #554015
  3. #155540
  4. #152a55

Square

  1. #55152a
  2. #4a5515
  3. #155540
  4. #201555

Monochromatic

  1. #100408
  2. #18060c
  3. #55152a
  4. #922448
  5. #cd3667

Shades

#55152a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55152a
  2. #4d1326
  3. #441122
  4. #3c0f1d
  5. #330d19
  6. #2b0b15
  7. #220811
  8. #1a060d
  9. #110408
  10. #090204
  11. #000000

Tints

#55152a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55152a
  2. #662c3f
  3. #774455
  4. #885b6a
  5. #99737f
  6. #aa8a95
  7. #bba1aa
  8. #ccb9bf
  9. #ddd0d4
  10. #eee8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55152a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55152a
  2. #592033
  3. #5e2a3b
  4. #623544
  5. #66404c
  6. #6b4b55
  7. #6f555e
  8. #736066
  9. #776b6f
  10. #7c7577
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2d2d2d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #41252c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #23252a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #343228 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5d0b1e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d202a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #442929 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5a0f23 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55152a {
  color: #55152a;
}
Background
.bg-55152a {
  background-color: #55152a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-55152a {
  border: 2px solid #55152a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55152a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 21 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 340 60% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55152a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55152a, #552015);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55152a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 21 42 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 7.00 #722f37 Wine ΔE 8.82 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 9.02 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 9.20 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 10.85 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 11.99 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 12.48 #aaead5 Inverted #2d2d2d Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#55152a  rgb(85, 21, 42)  hsl(340, 60%, 21%)  Tyrian Purple
#155540  rgb(21, 85, 64)  hsl(160, 60%, 21%)  Hunter Green
#2a5515  rgb(42, 85, 21)  hsl(100, 60%, 21%)  Lincoln Green
#152a55  rgb(21, 42, 85)  hsl(220, 60%, 21%)  Oxford Blue