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#3C1928

#3c1928 ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#3c1928 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 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.33% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 76.47% black. Its hue angle is 334.29°, 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 15.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 11.25.

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Relative luminance0.0181

Complementary

  1. #3c1928
  2. #193c2d

Split complementary

  1. #3c1928
  2. #193c1c
  3. #193a3c

Analogous

  1. #3c193a
  2. #3c1928
  3. #3c1c19

Triadic

  1. #3c1928
  2. #283c19
  3. #19283c

Tetradic

  1. #3c1928
  2. #3c2d19
  3. #193c2d
  4. #19283c

Square

  1. #3c1928
  2. #3a3c19
  3. #193c2d
  4. #1c193c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e060a
  2. #0e060a
  3. #3c1928
  4. #72304c
  5. #a84670

Shades

#3c1928 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c1928
  2. #361724
  3. #301420
  4. #2a121c
  5. #240f18
  6. #1e0d14
  7. #180a10
  8. #12080c
  9. #0c0508
  10. #060304
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c1928 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c1928
  2. #50303e
  3. #634753
  4. #775e69
  5. #8a757e
  6. #9e8c94
  7. #b1a3a9
  8. #c5babf
  9. #d8d1d4
  10. #ece8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c1928 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c1928
  2. #432331
  3. #4a2e3a
  4. #503842
  5. #57424b
  6. #5e4d54
  7. #65575d
  8. #6c6166
  9. #726b6e
  10. #797677
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #252525 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f2026 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e2128 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #272727 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #41171f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d1e28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #312228 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f1823 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c1928 {
  color: #3c1928;
}
Background
.bg-3c1928 {
  background-color: #3c1928;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c1928 {
  border: 2px solid #3c1928;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c1928;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 25 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 334 41% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c1928 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c1928, #3c1c19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c1928 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 25 40 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 11.25 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.23 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 13.04 #722f37 Wine ΔE 13.75 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 13.80 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 14.25 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 15.56 #c3e6d7 Inverted #252525 Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#3c1928  rgb(60, 25, 40)  hsl(334, 41%, 17%)  Tyrian Purple
#193c2d  rgb(25, 60, 45)  hsl(154, 41%, 17%)  Phthalo Green
#283c19  rgb(40, 60, 25)  hsl(94, 41%, 17%)  Phthalo Green
#19283c  rgb(25, 40, 60)  hsl(214, 41%, 17%)  Prussian Blue