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#400A2D

#400a2d ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#400a2d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.38% magenta, 29.69% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 321.11°, 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 16.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 8.12.

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Relative luminance0.015

Complementary

  1. #400a2d
  2. #0a401d

Split complementary

  1. #400a2d
  2. #12400a
  3. #0a4038

Analogous

  1. #380a40
  2. #400a2d
  3. #400a12

Triadic

  1. #400a2d
  2. #2d400a
  3. #0a2d40

Tetradic

  1. #400a2d
  2. #401d0a
  3. #0a401d
  4. #0a2d40

Square

  1. #400a2d
  2. #40380a
  3. #0a401d
  4. #0a1240

Monochromatic

  1. #12030c
  2. #12030c
  3. #400a2d
  4. #82145c
  5. #c41f8a

Shades

#400a2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a2d
  2. #3a0929
  3. #330824
  4. #2d0720
  5. #26061b
  6. #200517
  7. #1a0412
  8. #13030e
  9. #0d0209
  10. #060105
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a2d
  2. #532342
  3. #663b57
  4. #79546c
  5. #8c6c81
  6. #a08596
  7. #b39dab
  8. #c6b6c0
  9. #d9ced5
  10. #ece7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a2d
  2. #461635
  3. #4d223e
  4. #532d46
  5. #5a394e
  6. #604557
  7. #66515f
  8. #6d5d67
  9. #73686f
  10. #7a7478
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #212121 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #301a26 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #111b2e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #21242c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #45091a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b152e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #301c2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #430923 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a2d {
  color: #400a2d;
}
Background
.bg-400a2d {
  background-color: #400a2d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a2d {
  border: 2px solid #400a2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 321 73% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a2d, #400a12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 45 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 8.12 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 11.84 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 13.07 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 14.77 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 15.98 #722f37 Wine ΔE 16.05 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 16.49 #bff5d2 Inverted #212121 Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#400a2d  rgb(64, 10, 45)  hsl(321, 73%, 15%)  Tyrian Purple
#0a401d  rgb(10, 64, 29)  hsl(141, 73%, 15%)  British Racing Green
#2d400a  rgb(45, 64, 10)  hsl(81, 73%, 15%)  Army Green
#0a2d40  rgb(10, 45, 64)  hsl(201, 73%, 15%)  Prussian Blue