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#3C1927

#3c1927 ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#3c1927 is a color from the rose family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 9.8% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.33% magenta, 35% yellow and 76.47% black. Its hue angle is 336°, with 41.18% saturation and 16.67% 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 15.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 11.4.

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Relative luminance0.018

Complementary

  1. #3c1927
  2. #193c2e

Split complementary

  1. #3c1927
  2. #193c1d
  3. #19393c

Analogous

  1. #3c1939
  2. #3c1927
  3. #3c1d19

Triadic

  1. #3c1927
  2. #273c19
  3. #19273c

Tetradic

  1. #3c1927
  2. #3c2e19
  3. #193c2e
  4. #19273c

Square

  1. #3c1927
  2. #393c19
  3. #193c2e
  4. #1d193c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0609
  2. #0e0609
  3. #3c1927
  4. #72304a
  5. #a8466d

Shades

#3c1927 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c1927
  2. #361723
  3. #30141f
  4. #2a121b
  5. #240f17
  6. #1e0d14
  7. #180a10
  8. #12080c
  9. #0c0508
  10. #060304
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c1927 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c1927
  2. #50303d
  3. #634752
  4. #775e68
  5. #8a757d
  6. #9e8c93
  7. #b1a3a9
  8. #c5babe
  9. #d8d1d4
  10. #ece8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c1927 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c1927
  2. #432330
  3. #4a2e39
  4. #503842
  5. #57424b
  6. #5e4d54
  7. #65575c
  8. #6c6165
  9. #726b6e
  10. #797677
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #242424 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f2025 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e2127 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #272726 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #41171e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d1e27 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #312227 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f1822 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c1927 {
  color: #3c1927;
}
Background
.bg-3c1927 {
  background-color: #3c1927;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c1927 {
  border: 2px solid #3c1927;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c1927;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 25 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 336 41% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c1927 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c1927, #3c1d19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c1927 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 25 39 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 11.40 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.31 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 12.65 #722f37 Wine ΔE 13.56 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 13.93 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 14.09 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 15.43 #c3e6d8 Inverted #242424 Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#3c1927  rgb(60, 25, 39)  hsl(336, 41%, 17%)  Tyrian Purple
#193c2e  rgb(25, 60, 46)  hsl(156, 41%, 17%)  Phthalo Green
#273c19  rgb(39, 60, 25)  hsl(96, 41%, 17%)  Phthalo Green
#19273c  rgb(25, 39, 60)  hsl(216, 41%, 17%)  Oxford Blue