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#400A3C

#400a3c ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#400a3c is a color from the magenta family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 3.92% green and 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.38% magenta, 6.25% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 304.44°, with 72.97% saturation and 14.51% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 9.9.

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Relative luminance0.0163

Complementary

  1. #400a3c
  2. #0a400e

Split complementary

  1. #400a3c
  2. #21400a
  3. #0a4029

Analogous

  1. #290a40
  2. #400a3c
  3. #400a21

Triadic

  1. #400a3c
  2. #3c400a
  3. #0a3c40

Tetradic

  1. #400a3c
  2. #400e0a
  3. #0a400e
  4. #0a3c40

Square

  1. #400a3c
  2. #40290a
  3. #0a400e
  4. #0a2140

Monochromatic

  1. #120311
  2. #120311
  3. #400a3c
  4. #82147a
  5. #c41fb8

Shades

#400a3c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a3c
  2. #3a0936
  3. #330830
  4. #2d072a
  5. #260624
  6. #20051e
  7. #1a0418
  8. #130312
  9. #0d020c
  10. #060106
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a3c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a3c
  2. #532350
  3. #663b63
  4. #795477
  5. #8c6c8a
  6. #a0859e
  7. #b39db1
  8. #c6b6c5
  9. #d9ced8
  10. #ece7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a3c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a3c
  2. #461643
  3. #4d224a
  4. #532d50
  5. #5a3957
  6. #60455e
  7. #665165
  8. #6d5d6c
  9. #736872
  10. #7a7479
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #222222 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #311b2f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #061e3d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b253b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #431122 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #28183d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e1d3b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #420e2e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a3c {
  color: #400a3c;
}
Background
.bg-400a3c {
  background-color: #400a3c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a3c {
  border: 2px solid #400a3c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a3c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 304 73% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a3c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a3c, #400a21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a3c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 60 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 9.90 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 11.43 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 12.98 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 14.32 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 14.72 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 14.95 #800080 Purple ΔE 15.08 #bff5c3 Inverted #222222 Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#400a3c  rgb(64, 10, 60)  hsl(304, 73%, 15%)  Tyrian Purple
#0a400e  rgb(10, 64, 14)  hsl(124, 73%, 15%)  British Racing Green
#3c400a  rgb(60, 64, 10)  hsl(64, 73%, 15%)  Army Green
#0a3c40  rgb(10, 60, 64)  hsl(184, 73%, 15%)  Midnight Green