Nearest-color comparison

Tyrian Purple vs Merlot

Tyrian Purple and Merlot are different pink colors with HEX values #66023C and #541E2E. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 36.1, their contrast ratio is 1.02:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Tyrian Purple and Merlot are visually related colors. Tyrian Purple is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.02:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Tyrian Purple#66023C

Merlot#541E2E

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Tyrian Purple and Merlot across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance36.1

Pair contrast1.02:1

Luminance delta0.0018

Hue delta17 deg

Lighter colorTyrian Purple

More saturatedTyrian Purple

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

pink color

Tyrian Purple

Tyrian Purple is #66023C, a warm pink color with dark character. Compared with Merlot, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#66023C RGB102, 2, 60 HSL325, 96, 20 CMYK0, 98, 41, 60 Luminance0.0319 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

pink color

Merlot

Merlot is #541E2E, a warm pink color with dark character. Compared with Tyrian Purple, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#541E2E RGB84, 30, 46 HSL342, 47, 22 CMYK0, 64, 45, 67 Luminance0.0301 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Tyrian Purple or Merlot

Choose Tyrian PurpleTyrian Purple is better when the design needs dark pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #66023C.

Choose MerlotMerlot is better when the design needs dark pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #541E2E.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyTyrian PurpleMerlot

HEX#66023C#541E2E

RGB102, 2, 6084, 30, 46

HSL325, 96, 20342, 47, 22

CMYK0, 98, 41, 600, 64, 45, 67

FamilyPinkPink

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneDarkDark

Luminance0.03190.0301

Black contrast1.64:11.6:1

White contrast12.82:113.11:1

Shared tonesDark

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Tyrian Purplewhite text - 12.82:1

Merlotwhite text - 13.11:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Tyrian Purple#66023C

Merlot#541E2E

#BE0470#BE0470

#963653#963653

#02642B#02642B

#1E5243#1E5243

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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      96,
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    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 12.82
    },
    "description": "Tyrian Purple is #66023C, a warm pink color with dark character. Compared with Merlot, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/tyrian-purple/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tyrian-purple.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "merlot",
    "name": "Merlot",
    "hex": "#541E2E",
    "rgb": [
      84,
      30,
      46
    ],
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      342,
      47,
      22
    ],
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      0,
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      45,
      67
    ],
    "family": "pink",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "dark"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.0301,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 1.6,
      "white": 13.11
    },
    "wcag": {
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        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
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      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 13.11
    },
    "description": "Merlot is #541E2E, a warm pink color with dark character. Compared with Tyrian Purple, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/merlot/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/merlot.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 36.1,
  "contrastRatio": 1.02,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 17,
    "saturation": 49,
    "lightness": 2
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0018,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "dark"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Tyrian Purple",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Tyrian Purple"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.02,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Tyrian Purple",
      "background": "#66023C",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 12.82
    },
    {
      "color": "Merlot",
      "background": "#541E2E",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 13.11
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Tyrian Purple is better when the design needs dark pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #66023C.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Merlot is better when the design needs dark pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #541E2E.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/tyrian-purple-vs-merlot.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tyrian-purple.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/merlot.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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