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#55152C

#55152c ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#55152c is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 8.24% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.29% magenta, 48.24% yellow and 66.67% black. Its hue angle is 338.44°, with 60.38% saturation and 20.78% 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 13.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 6.35.

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Web safe#660033
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Relative luminance0.0265

Complementary

  1. #55152c
  2. #15553e

Split complementary

  1. #55152c
  2. #15551e
  3. #154c55

Analogous

  1. #55154c
  2. #55152c
  3. #551e15

Triadic

  1. #55152c
  2. #2c5515
  3. #152c55

Tetradic

  1. #55152c
  2. #553e15
  3. #15553e
  4. #152c55

Square

  1. #55152c
  2. #4c5515
  3. #15553e
  4. #1e1555

Monochromatic

  1. #100408
  2. #18060c
  3. #55152c
  4. #92244c
  5. #cd366c

Shades

#55152c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55152c
  2. #4d1328
  3. #441123
  4. #3c0f1f
  5. #330d1a
  6. #2b0b16
  7. #220812
  8. #1a060d
  9. #110409
  10. #090204
  11. #000000

Tints

#55152c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55152c
  2. #662c41
  3. #774456
  4. #885b6b
  5. #997380
  6. #aa8a96
  7. #bba1ab
  8. #ccb9c0
  9. #ddd0d5
  10. #eee8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55152c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55152c
  2. #592034
  3. #5e2a3d
  4. #623545
  5. #66404e
  6. #6b4b56
  7. #6f555e
  8. #736067
  9. #776b6f
  10. #7c7578
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2d2d2d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #41252d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #23252d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #34322a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5d0c1e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d202c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #43292b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5a1024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55152c {
  color: #55152c;
}
Background
.bg-55152c {
  background-color: #55152c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-55152c {
  border: 2px solid #55152c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55152c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 21 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 338 60% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55152c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55152c, #551e15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55152c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 21 44 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 6.35 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 8.71 #722f37 Wine ΔE 9.23 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 9.31 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 11.58 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.47 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 12.58 #aaead3 Inverted #2d2d2d Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#55152c  rgb(85, 21, 44)  hsl(338, 60%, 21%)  Tyrian Purple
#15553e  rgb(21, 85, 62)  hsl(158, 60%, 21%)  Hunter Green
#2c5515  rgb(44, 85, 21)  hsl(98, 60%, 21%)  Lincoln Green
#152c55  rgb(21, 44, 85)  hsl(218, 60%, 21%)  Oxford Blue