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#400A1C

#400a1c ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#400a1c 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 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.38% magenta, 56.25% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 340°, 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 16.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 10.17.

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Relative luminance0.0139

Complementary

  1. #400a1c
  2. #0a402e

Split complementary

  1. #400a1c
  2. #0a4013
  3. #0a3740

Analogous

  1. #400a37
  2. #400a1c
  3. #40130a

Triadic

  1. #400a1c
  2. #1c400a
  3. #0a1c40

Tetradic

  1. #400a1c
  2. #402e0a
  3. #0a402e
  4. #0a1c40

Square

  1. #400a1c
  2. #37400a
  3. #0a402e
  4. #130a40

Monochromatic

  1. #120308
  2. #120308
  3. #400a1c
  4. #821439
  5. #c41f56

Shades

#400a1c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a1c
  2. #3a0919
  3. #330816
  4. #2d0714
  5. #260611
  6. #20050e
  7. #1a040b
  8. #130308
  9. #0d0206
  10. #060103
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a1c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a1c
  2. #532333
  3. #663b49
  4. #795460
  5. #8c6c77
  6. #a0858e
  7. #b39da4
  8. #c6b6bb
  9. #d9ced2
  10. #ece7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a1c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a1c
  2. #461626
  3. #4d2230
  4. #532d3a
  5. #5a3944
  6. #60454e
  7. #665158
  8. #6d5d62
  9. #73686c
  10. #7a7476
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.43:1 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 #17181c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #25231b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #460212 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c141c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #321c1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #440516 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a1c {
  color: #400a1c;
}
Background
.bg-400a1c {
  background-color: #400a1c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a1c {
  border: 2px solid #400a1c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a1c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 340 73% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a1c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a1c, #40130a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a1c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 28 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 10.17 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 11.82 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.72 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 13.28 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 13.40 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 13.47 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 14.97 #bff5e3 Inverted #1f1f1f Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#400a1c  rgb(64, 10, 28)  hsl(340, 73%, 15%)  Tyrian Purple
#0a402e  rgb(10, 64, 46)  hsl(160, 73%, 15%)  British Racing Green
#1c400a  rgb(28, 64, 10)  hsl(100, 73%, 15%)  British Racing Green
#0a1c40  rgb(10, 28, 64)  hsl(220, 73%, 15%)  Oxford Blue