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#55152D

#55152d ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#55152d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.29% magenta, 47.06% yellow and 66.67% black. Its hue angle is 337.5°, 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 13.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 6.05.

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Web safe#660033
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Relative luminance0.0266

Complementary

  1. #55152d
  2. #15553d

Split complementary

  1. #55152d
  2. #15551d
  3. #154d55

Analogous

  1. #55154d
  2. #55152d
  3. #551d15

Triadic

  1. #55152d
  2. #2d5515
  3. #152d55

Tetradic

  1. #55152d
  2. #553d15
  3. #15553d
  4. #152d55

Square

  1. #55152d
  2. #4d5515
  3. #15553d
  4. #1d1555

Monochromatic

  1. #100409
  2. #18060d
  3. #55152d
  4. #92244d
  5. #cd366f

Shades

#55152d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55152d
  2. #4d1329
  3. #441124
  4. #3c0f20
  5. #330d1b
  6. #2b0b17
  7. #220812
  8. #1a060e
  9. #110409
  10. #090205
  11. #000000

Tints

#55152d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55152d
  2. #662c42
  3. #774457
  4. #885b6c
  5. #997381
  6. #aa8a96
  7. #bba1ab
  8. #ccb9c0
  9. #ddd0d5
  10. #eee8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55152d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55152d
  2. #592035
  3. #5e2a3e
  4. #623546
  5. #66404e
  6. #6b4b57
  7. #6f555f
  8. #736067
  9. #776b6f
  10. #7c7578
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2d2d2d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #41262d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #22252e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #34322c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5d0c1f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d202d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #43292c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5a1025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55152d {
  color: #55152d;
}
Background
.bg-55152d {
  background-color: #55152d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-55152d {
  border: 2px solid #55152d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55152d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 21 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 338 60% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55152d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55152d, #551d15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55152d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 21 45 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 6.05 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 8.49 #722f37 Wine ΔE 9.45 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 9.48 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 11.95 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.36 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 12.88 #aaead2 Inverted #2d2d2d Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#55152d  rgb(85, 21, 45)  hsl(338, 60%, 21%)  Tyrian Purple
#15553d  rgb(21, 85, 61)  hsl(158, 60%, 21%)  Hunter Green
#2d5515  rgb(45, 85, 21)  hsl(98, 60%, 21%)  Lincoln Green
#152d55  rgb(21, 45, 85)  hsl(218, 60%, 21%)  Oxford Blue