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#55152F

#55152f ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#55152f 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 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.29% magenta, 44.71% yellow and 66.67% black. Its hue angle is 335.63°, 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 13.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 5.51.

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Web safe#660033
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Relative luminance0.0267

Complementary

  1. #55152f
  2. #15553b

Split complementary

  1. #55152f
  2. #15551b
  3. #154f55

Analogous

  1. #55154f
  2. #55152f
  3. #551b15

Triadic

  1. #55152f
  2. #2f5515
  3. #152f55

Tetradic

  1. #55152f
  2. #553b15
  3. #15553b
  4. #152f55

Square

  1. #55152f
  2. #4f5515
  3. #15553b
  4. #1b1555

Monochromatic

  1. #100409
  2. #18060d
  3. #55152f
  4. #922451
  5. #cd3673

Shades

#55152f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55152f
  2. #4d132a
  3. #441126
  4. #3c0f21
  5. #330d1c
  6. #2b0b18
  7. #220813
  8. #1a060e
  9. #110409
  10. #090205
  11. #000000

Tints

#55152f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55152f
  2. #662c44
  3. #774459
  4. #885b6d
  5. #997382
  6. #aa8a97
  7. #bba1ac
  8. #ccb9c1
  9. #ddd0d5
  10. #eee8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55152f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55152f
  2. #592037
  3. #5e2a3f
  4. #623547
  5. #66404f
  6. #6b4b58
  7. #6f5560
  8. #736068
  9. #776b70
  10. #7c7578
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2d2d2d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #41262e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #222630 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #33322e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5d0d20 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c202f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #43292e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5a1127 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55152f {
  color: #55152f;
}
Background
.bg-55152f {
  background-color: #55152f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-55152f {
  border: 2px solid #55152f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55152f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 21 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 336 60% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55152f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55152f, #551b15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55152f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 21 47 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 5.51 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 8.10 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 9.85 #722f37 Wine ΔE 9.92 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.19 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 12.51 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 12.67 #aaead0 Inverted #2d2d2d Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#55152f  rgb(85, 21, 47)  hsl(336, 60%, 21%)  Tyrian Purple
#15553b  rgb(21, 85, 59)  hsl(156, 60%, 21%)  Hunter Green
#2f5515  rgb(47, 85, 21)  hsl(96, 60%, 21%)  Lincoln Green
#152f55  rgb(21, 47, 85)  hsl(216, 60%, 21%)  Prussian Blue