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#3C1929

#3c1929 ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#3c1929 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 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.33% magenta, 31.67% yellow and 76.47% black. Its hue angle is 332.57°, 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 15.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 11.11.

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Relative luminance0.0182

Complementary

  1. #3c1929
  2. #193c2c

Split complementary

  1. #3c1929
  2. #193c1b
  3. #193b3c

Analogous

  1. #3c193b
  2. #3c1929
  3. #3c1b19

Triadic

  1. #3c1929
  2. #293c19
  3. #19293c

Tetradic

  1. #3c1929
  2. #3c2c19
  3. #193c2c
  4. #19293c

Square

  1. #3c1929
  2. #3b3c19
  3. #193c2c
  4. #1b193c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e060a
  2. #0e060a
  3. #3c1929
  4. #72304e
  5. #a84673

Shades

#3c1929 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c1929
  2. #361725
  3. #301421
  4. #2a121d
  5. #240f19
  6. #1e0d15
  7. #180a10
  8. #12080c
  9. #0c0508
  10. #060304
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c1929 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c1929
  2. #50303e
  3. #634754
  4. #775e69
  5. #8a757f
  6. #9e8c94
  7. #b1a3a9
  8. #c5babf
  9. #d8d1d4
  10. #ece8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c1929 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c1929
  2. #432332
  3. #4a2e3a
  4. #503843
  5. #57424c
  6. #5e4d55
  7. #65575d
  8. #6c6166
  9. #726b6f
  10. #797677
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.4:1 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 #1d212a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #272728 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #40171f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c1e29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #302228 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f1823 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c1929 {
  color: #3c1929;
}
Background
.bg-3c1929 {
  background-color: #3c1929;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c1929 {
  border: 2px solid #3c1929;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c1929;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 25 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 333 41% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c1929 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c1929, #3c1b19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c1929 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 25 41 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 11.11 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.17 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 13.43 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 13.68 #722f37 Wine ΔE 13.94 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 14.43 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 15.30 #c3e6d6 Inverted #252525 Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#3c1929  rgb(60, 25, 41)  hsl(333, 41%, 17%)  Tyrian Purple
#193c2c  rgb(25, 60, 44)  hsl(153, 41%, 17%)  Phthalo Green
#293c19  rgb(41, 60, 25)  hsl(93, 41%, 17%)  Phthalo Green
#19293c  rgb(25, 41, 60)  hsl(213, 41%, 17%)  Prussian Blue