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#400A21

#400a21 ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#400a21 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 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.38% magenta, 48.44% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 334.44°, 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 16.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 8.98.

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Relative luminance0.0142

Complementary

  1. #400a21
  2. #0a4029

Split complementary

  1. #400a21
  2. #0a400e
  3. #0a3c40

Analogous

  1. #400a3c
  2. #400a21
  3. #400e0a

Triadic

  1. #400a21
  2. #21400a
  3. #0a2140

Tetradic

  1. #400a21
  2. #40290a
  3. #0a4029
  4. #0a2140

Square

  1. #400a21
  2. #3c400a
  3. #0a4029
  4. #0e0a40

Monochromatic

  1. #120309
  2. #120309
  3. #400a21
  4. #821443
  5. #c41f65

Shades

#400a21 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a21
  2. #3a091e
  3. #33081a
  4. #2d0717
  5. #260614
  6. #200511
  7. #1a040d
  8. #13030a
  9. #0d0207
  10. #060103
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a21 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a21
  2. #532337
  3. #663b4d
  4. #795464
  5. #8c6c7a
  6. #a08590
  7. #b39da6
  8. #c6b6bc
  9. #d9ced3
  10. #ece7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a21 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a21
  2. #46162b
  3. #4d2234
  4. #532d3e
  5. #5a3947
  6. #604551
  7. #66515a
  8. #6d5d64
  9. #73686d
  10. #7a7477
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #202020 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #301920 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #161922 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #242320 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #460314 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c1421 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #311c20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #44061a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a21 {
  color: #400a21;
}
Background
.bg-400a21 {
  background-color: #400a21;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a21 {
  border: 2px solid #400a21;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a21;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 334 73% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a21 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a21, #400e0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a21 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 33 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 8.98 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 12.50 #722f37 Wine ΔE 13.50 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 13.57 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 13.83 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 15.00 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 15.43 #bff5de Inverted #202020 Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#400a21  rgb(64, 10, 33)  hsl(334, 73%, 15%)  Tyrian Purple
#0a4029  rgb(10, 64, 41)  hsl(154, 73%, 15%)  British Racing Green
#21400a  rgb(33, 64, 10)  hsl(94, 73%, 15%)  Lincoln Green
#0a2140  rgb(10, 33, 64)  hsl(214, 73%, 15%)  Oxford Blue