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#400A2B

#400a2b ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#400a2b 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 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.38% magenta, 32.81% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 323.33°, with 72.97% saturation and 14.51% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 16.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 8.08.

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Relative luminance0.0148

Complementary

  1. #400a2b
  2. #0a401f

Split complementary

  1. #400a2b
  2. #10400a
  3. #0a403a

Analogous

  1. #3a0a40
  2. #400a2b
  3. #400a10

Triadic

  1. #400a2b
  2. #2b400a
  3. #0a2b40

Tetradic

  1. #400a2b
  2. #401f0a
  3. #0a401f
  4. #0a2b40

Square

  1. #400a2b
  2. #403a0a
  3. #0a401f
  4. #0a1040

Monochromatic

  1. #12030c
  2. #12030c
  3. #400a2b
  4. #821457
  5. #c41f84

Shades

#400a2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a2b
  2. #3a0927
  3. #330822
  4. #2d071e
  5. #26061a
  6. #200516
  7. #1a0411
  8. #13030d
  9. #0d0209
  10. #060104
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a2b
  2. #532340
  3. #663b55
  4. #79546b
  5. #8c6c80
  6. #a08595
  7. #b39daa
  8. #c6b6bf
  9. #d9ced5
  10. #ece7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a2b
  2. #461634
  3. #4d223c
  4. #532d45
  5. #5a394d
  6. #604556
  7. #66515e
  8. #6d5d67
  9. #73686f
  10. #7a7478
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #202020 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #301a25 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #121b2c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #22242a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #450819 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b152c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #301c2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #430921 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a2b {
  color: #400a2b;
}
Background
.bg-400a2b {
  background-color: #400a2b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a2b {
  border: 2px solid #400a2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 323 73% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a2b, #400a10);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 43 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 8.08 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 11.82 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 13.44 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 14.72 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 15.58 #722f37 Wine ΔE 15.59 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 16.57 #bff5d4 Inverted #202020 Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#400a2b  rgb(64, 10, 43)  hsl(323, 73%, 15%)  Tyrian Purple
#0a401f  rgb(10, 64, 31)  hsl(143, 73%, 15%)  British Racing Green
#2b400a  rgb(43, 64, 10)  hsl(83, 73%, 15%)  Army Green
#0a2b40  rgb(10, 43, 64)  hsl(203, 73%, 15%)  Prussian Blue