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#6A1237

#6a1237 ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#6a1237 is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 7.06% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.02% magenta, 48.11% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 334.77°, with 70.97% saturation and 24.31% 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 11.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 3.98.

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Web safe#660033
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Relative luminance0.0377

Complementary

  1. #6a1237
  2. #126a45

Split complementary

  1. #6a1237
  2. #126a19
  3. #12636a

Analogous

  1. #6a1263
  2. #6a1237
  3. #6a1912

Triadic

  1. #6a1237
  2. #376a12
  3. #12376a

Tetradic

  1. #6a1237
  2. #6a4512
  3. #126a45
  4. #12376a

Square

  1. #6a1237
  2. #636a12
  3. #126a45
  4. #19126a

Monochromatic

  1. #110309
  2. #290715
  3. #6a1237
  4. #ab1d59
  5. #dd387d

Shades

#6a1237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6a1237
  2. #5f1032
  3. #550e2c
  4. #4a0d27
  5. #400b21
  6. #35091c
  7. #2a0716
  8. #200511
  9. #15040b
  10. #0b0206
  11. #000000

Tints

#6a1237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6a1237
  2. #792a4b
  3. #88415f
  4. #975973
  5. #a67187
  6. #b5899b
  7. #c3a0af
  8. #d2b8c3
  9. #e1d0d7
  10. #f0e7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6a1237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6a1237
  2. #6c1d3e
  3. #6e2846
  4. #71334d
  5. #733e54
  6. #75495c
  7. #775463
  8. #795f6a
  9. #7c6a71
  10. #7e7579
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #502c37 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #272c38 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f3d35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #740023 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b2438 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #533136 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #70082c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6a1237 {
  color: #6a1237;
}
Background
.bg-6a1237 {
  background-color: #6a1237;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6a1237 {
  border: 2px solid #6a1237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6a1237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 18 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 335 71% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6a1237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6a1237, #6a1912);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6a1237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 18 55 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 3.98 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 4.75 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 6.44 #722f37 Wine ΔE 8.53 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.17 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 11.25 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 11.31 #95edc8 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#6a1237  rgb(106, 18, 55)  hsl(335, 71%, 24%)  Tyrian Purple
#126a45  rgb(18, 106, 69)  hsl(155, 71%, 24%)  Cadmium Green
#376a12  rgb(55, 106, 18)  hsl(95, 71%, 24%)  Pakistan Green
#12376a  rgb(18, 55, 106)  hsl(215, 71%, 24%)  Prussian Blue