Tyrian Purple is deep, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #99fdc3 |
| Complementary Color | #01662c |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (325.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 20.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Tyrian Purple Color. The Midnight Merlot color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dark Sanctuary (#3f012c) for more energetic effect. Try Cardinal Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#01662c is the best complementary color to Tyrian Purple. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #66023c complementary color is Fun Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tyrian Purple are #5e0166 and #660109. Thus found on the left and right of #66023c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ripe Plum and Rosewood colors as they work well with Tyrian Purple.
The split-complementary Tyrian Purple palette consists of #01665e and #096601 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#01662c). Try Blue Stone and Japanese Laurel colors in combination with #66023c, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #66023c offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tyrian Purple. Thus Regal Blue and Verdun Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tyrian Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fun Green, Verdun Green, and Navy Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #66023c square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tyrian Purple tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#01662c) and two others. The Verdun Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Paua – 120° from the complementary Fun Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3c6601 and #2b0166.
In a RGB color space, hex #66023c is made of 62% red, 1% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Tyrian Purple has a hue angle of 325.2°, a saturation of 96.15% and a lightness of 20.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #66023c is made of 0% cyan, 39.22% magenta, 16.47% yellow and 60% black ink.
| HEX | #66023c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(102,2,60) |
| RGB Percentage | 62%, 1%, 37% |
| CMYK | 0, 39.22, 16.47, 60 |
| HSL | hsl(325.2,96.15%,20.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(325.2,98.04%,40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.8064,43.8821,-5.9879) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.3168,3.1944,4.5586) |