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#400A1B

#400a1b ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#400a1b is a color from the rose family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 3.92% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.38% magenta, 57.81% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 341.11°, with 72.97% saturation and 14.51% 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 16.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 10.47.

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Relative luminance0.0139

Complementary

  1. #400a1b
  2. #0a402f

Split complementary

  1. #400a1b
  2. #0a4014
  3. #0a3640

Analogous

  1. #400a36
  2. #400a1b
  3. #40140a

Triadic

  1. #400a1b
  2. #1b400a
  3. #0a1b40

Tetradic

  1. #400a1b
  2. #402f0a
  3. #0a402f
  4. #0a1b40

Square

  1. #400a1b
  2. #36400a
  3. #0a402f
  4. #140a40

Monochromatic

  1. #120307
  2. #120307
  3. #400a1b
  4. #821437
  5. #c41f53

Shades

#400a1b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a1b
  2. #3a0918
  3. #330816
  4. #2d0713
  5. #260610
  6. #20050e
  7. #1a040b
  8. #130308
  9. #0d0205
  10. #060103
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a1b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a1b
  2. #532332
  3. #663b49
  4. #79545f
  5. #8c6c76
  6. #a0858d
  7. #b39da4
  8. #c6b6bb
  9. #d9ced1
  10. #ece7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a1b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a1b
  2. #461625
  3. #4d222f
  4. #532d39
  5. #5a3943
  6. #60454e
  7. #665158
  8. #6d5d62
  9. #73686c
  10. #7a7476
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1f1f1f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f191e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #17181b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #26231a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #470111 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d141b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #321c1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #440516 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a1b {
  color: #400a1b;
}
Background
.bg-400a1b {
  background-color: #400a1b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a1b {
  border: 2px solid #400a1b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a1b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 341 73% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a1b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a1b, #40140a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a1b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 27 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 10.47 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 11.48 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.60 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 13.08 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 13.21 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 13.62 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 14.74 #bff5e4 Inverted #1f1f1f Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#400a1b  rgb(64, 10, 27)  hsl(341, 73%, 15%)  Tyrian Purple
#0a402f  rgb(10, 64, 47)  hsl(161, 73%, 15%)  Phthalo Green
#1b400a  rgb(27, 64, 10)  hsl(101, 73%, 15%)  British Racing Green
#0a1b40  rgb(10, 27, 64)  hsl(221, 73%, 15%)  Oxford Blue