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#6E1237

#6e1237 ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#6e1237 is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 7.06% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.64% magenta, 50% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 335.87°, with 71.88% saturation and 25.1% 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 11.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 4.78.

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Web safe#660033
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Relative luminance0.0402

Complementary

  1. #6e1237
  2. #126e49

Split complementary

  1. #6e1237
  2. #126e1b
  3. #12656e

Analogous

  1. #6e1265
  2. #6e1237
  3. #6e1b12

Triadic

  1. #6e1237
  2. #376e12
  3. #12376e

Tetradic

  1. #6e1237
  2. #6e4912
  3. #126e49
  4. #12376e

Square

  1. #6e1237
  2. #656e12
  3. #126e49
  4. #1b126e

Monochromatic

  1. #120309
  2. #2c0716
  3. #6e1237
  4. #b01d58
  5. #df3a7c

Shades

#6e1237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e1237
  2. #631032
  3. #580e2c
  4. #4d0d27
  5. #420b21
  6. #37091c
  7. #2c0716
  8. #210511
  9. #16040b
  10. #0b0206
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e1237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e1237
  2. #7d2a4b
  3. #8b415f
  4. #9a5973
  5. #a87187
  6. #b7899b
  7. #c5a0af
  8. #d4b8c3
  9. #e2d0d7
  10. #f1e7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e1237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e1237
  2. #701d3e
  3. #722846
  4. #73334d
  5. #753e54
  6. #77495c
  7. #795463
  8. #7b5f6a
  9. #7c6a71
  10. #7e7579
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #532d38 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #292d38 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #423f35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #780023 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e2537 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #573236 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #74062c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e1237 {
  color: #6e1237;
}
Background
.bg-6e1237 {
  background-color: #6e1237;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6e1237 {
  border: 2px solid #6e1237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e1237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 18 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 336 72% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e1237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e1237, #6e1b12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e1237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 18 55 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 4.78 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 4.86 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 5.44 #722f37 Wine ΔE 7.95 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.04 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 10.39 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 11.59 #91edc8 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#6e1237  rgb(110, 18, 55)  hsl(336, 72%, 25%)  Tyrian Purple
#126e49  rgb(18, 110, 73)  hsl(156, 72%, 25%)  Cadmium Green
#376e12  rgb(55, 110, 18)  hsl(96, 72%, 25%)  Pakistan Green
#12376e  rgb(18, 55, 110)  hsl(216, 72%, 25%)  Prussian Blue