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#300916

#300916 ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#300916 is a color from the rose family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 3.53% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.25% magenta, 54.17% yellow and 81.18% black. Its hue angle is 340°, with 68.42% saturation and 11.18% 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 17.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 13.24.

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Relative luminance0.0088

Complementary

  1. #300916
  2. #093023

Split complementary

  1. #300916
  2. #093010
  3. #092a30

Analogous

  1. #30092a
  2. #300916
  3. #301009

Triadic

  1. #300916
  2. #163009
  3. #091630

Tetradic

  1. #300916
  2. #302309
  3. #093023
  4. #091630

Square

  1. #300916
  2. #2a3009
  3. #093023
  4. #100930

Monochromatic

  1. #110308
  2. #110308
  3. #300916
  4. #701534
  5. #b12151

Shades

#300916 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #300916
  2. #2b0814
  3. #260712
  4. #22060f
  5. #1d050d
  6. #18050b
  7. #130409
  8. #0e0307
  9. #0a0204
  10. #050102
  11. #000000

Tints

#300916 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #300916
  2. #45222d
  3. #593a45
  4. #6e535c
  5. #836b73
  6. #98848b
  7. #ac9da2
  8. #c1b5b9
  9. #d6ced0
  10. #eae6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#300916 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #300916
  2. #381521
  3. #40212b
  4. #482d36
  5. #503940
  6. #58454b
  7. #605056
  8. #685c60
  9. #70686b
  10. #787475
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #171717 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #231317 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #111316 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c1a15 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #35050e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #210f16 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #251515 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #330612 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-300916 {
  color: #300916;
}
Background
.bg-300916 {
  background-color: #300916;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-300916 {
  border: 2px solid #300916;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #300916;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 9 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 340 68% 11%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-300916 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #300916, #301009);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-300916 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 9 22 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 13.24 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 13.47 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 13.89 #722f37 Wine ΔE 15.82 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 16.10 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 16.57 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 16.71 #cff6e9 Inverted #171717 Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#300916  rgb(48, 9, 22)  hsl(340, 68%, 11%)  Tyrian Purple
#093023  rgb(9, 48, 35)  hsl(160, 68%, 11%)  Phthalo Green
#163009  rgb(22, 48, 9)  hsl(100, 68%, 11%)  Phthalo Green
#091630  rgb(9, 22, 48)  hsl(220, 68%, 11%)  Oxford Blue