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#5E1237

#5e1237 ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#5e1237 is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.86% red, 7.06% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.85% magenta, 41.49% yellow and 63.14% black. Its hue angle is 330.79°, with 67.86% saturation and 21.96% 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 12.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 2.81.

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Web safe#660033
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Relative luminance0.0309

Complementary

  1. #5e1237
  2. #125e39

Split complementary

  1. #5e1237
  2. #125e13
  3. #125d5e

Analogous

  1. #5e125d
  2. #5e1237
  3. #5e1312

Triadic

  1. #5e1237
  2. #375e12
  3. #12375e

Tetradic

  1. #5e1237
  2. #5e3912
  3. #125e39
  4. #12375e

Square

  1. #5e1237
  2. #5d5e12
  3. #125e39
  4. #13125e

Monochromatic

  1. #11030a
  2. #1e0611
  3. #5e1237
  4. #9e1e5d
  5. #d83182

Shades

#5e1237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5e1237
  2. #551032
  3. #4b0e2c
  4. #420d27
  5. #380b21
  6. #2f091c
  7. #260716
  8. #1c0511
  9. #13040b
  10. #090206
  11. #000000

Tints

#5e1237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5e1237
  2. #6e2a4b
  3. #7e415f
  4. #8e5973
  5. #9e7187
  6. #af899b
  7. #bfa0af
  8. #cfb8c3
  9. #dfd0d7
  10. #efe7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5e1237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5e1237
  2. #611d3e
  3. #652846
  4. #68334d
  5. #6c3e54
  6. #6f495c
  7. #725463
  8. #765f6a
  9. #796a71
  10. #7d7579
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #472834 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #212838 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #373635 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #660822 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #422138 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #492c36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #630d2c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5e1237 {
  color: #5e1237;
}
Background
.bg-5e1237 {
  background-color: #5e1237;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5e1237 {
  border: 2px solid #5e1237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5e1237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 94 18 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 331 68% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5e1237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5e1237, #5e1312);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5e1237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(94 18 55 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 2.81 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 5.67 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 9.51 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 10.34 #722f37 Wine ΔE 10.64 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 11.09 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.32 #a1edc8 Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#5e1237  rgb(94, 18, 55)  hsl(331, 68%, 22%)  Tyrian Purple
#125e39  rgb(18, 94, 57)  hsl(151, 68%, 22%)  Hunter Green
#375e12  rgb(55, 94, 18)  hsl(91, 68%, 22%)  Lincoln Green
#12375e  rgb(18, 55, 94)  hsl(211, 68%, 22%)  Prussian Blue