Nearest-color comparison

Tyrian Purple vs Ruby Wine

Tyrian Purple and Ruby Wine are different pink colors with HEX values #66023C and #7B1E3A. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 35.1, their contrast ratio is 1.27:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Tyrian Purple and Ruby Wine are visually related colors. Ruby Wine is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.27:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Tyrian Purple#66023C

Ruby Wine#7B1E3A

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance35.1

Pair contrast1.27:1

Luminance delta0.0225

Hue delta17 deg

Lighter colorRuby Wine

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 Ruby Wine, it is darker 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

Ruby Wine

Ruby Wine is #7B1E3A, a warm pink color with balanced character. Compared with Tyrian Purple, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for jewel-tone palettes, luxury branding, and premium interface accents, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#7B1E3A RGB123, 30, 58 HSL342, 61, 30 CMYK0, 76, 53, 52 Luminance0.0544 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Tyrian Purple or Ruby Wine

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

Choose Ruby WineRuby Wine is better when the design needs balanced pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #7B1E3A.

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 PurpleRuby Wine

HEX#66023C#7B1E3A

RGB102, 2, 60123, 30, 58

HSL325, 96, 20342, 61, 30

CMYK0, 98, 41, 600, 76, 53, 52

FamilyPinkPink

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneDarkBalanced

Luminance0.03190.0544

Black contrast1.64:12.09:1

White contrast12.82:110.06:1

Shared tonesNone

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

Ruby Winewhite text - 10.06:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Tyrian Purple#66023C

Ruby Wine#7B1E3A

#BE0470#BE0470

#C5305D#C5305D

#02642B#02642B

#1E7B5F#1E7B5F

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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      2,
      60
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      325,
      96,
      20
    ],
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      41,
      60
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    "temperature": "warm",
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    ],
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    },
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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 Ruby Wine, it is darker 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": "ruby-wine",
    "name": "Ruby Wine",
    "hex": "#7B1E3A",
    "rgb": [
      123,
      30,
      58
    ],
    "hsl": [
      342,
      61,
      30
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      76,
      53,
      52
    ],
    "family": "pink",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.0544,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 2.09,
      "white": 10.06
    },
    "wcag": {
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        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
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        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 10.06
    },
    "description": "Ruby Wine is #7B1E3A, a warm pink color with balanced character. Compared with Tyrian Purple, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for jewel-tone palettes, luxury branding, and premium interface accents, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/ruby-wine/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ruby-wine.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 35.1,
  "contrastRatio": 1.27,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 17,
    "saturation": 35,
    "lightness": 10
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0225,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [],
  "lighterColor": "Ruby Wine",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Tyrian Purple"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.27,
  "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": "Ruby Wine",
      "background": "#7B1E3A",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 10.06
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Tyrian Purple is better when the design needs dark pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #66023C.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Ruby Wine is better when the design needs balanced pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #7B1E3A.",
  "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-ruby-wine.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tyrian-purple.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ruby-wine.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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