#690232 is a deep, warm red. On the Color Lab it reads quietly premium. It reproduces cleanly in print.
Not just a swatch — here's how #690232 works with other colors. Named schemes with #690232 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Tyrian Purple carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.
Tyrian Purple plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Tyrian Purple adds the colour to this moody editorial scheme — charcoal and a mid-grey around it, a bone highlight, and a muted jewel accent drawn from Tyrian Purple.
Tyrian Purple sits between cream and a deep berry here, softened by a blush accent and grounded by charcoal.
Tyrian Purple is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Tyrian Purple carrying the quiet middle.
How #690232 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.
Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #690232 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #690232;
--color-base-rgb: 105 2 50;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(33.8% 0.134 1.9);
--color-50: #FEF0F7;
--color-100: #FDD8E9;
--color-200: #FCB1D4;
--color-300: #F67AB3;
--color-400: #E84A94;
--color-500: #CF2675;
--color-600: #9D255D;
--color-700: #6E2145;
--color-800: #48192F;
--color-900: #2C121E;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
tyrian-purple: {
50: '#FEF0F7',
100: '#FDD8E9',
200: '#FCB1D4',
300: '#F67AB3',
400: '#E84A94',
500: '#CF2675',
600: '#9D255D',
700: '#6E2145',
800: '#48192F',
900: '#2C121E',
},
}
$base: #690232; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #FEF0F7; $base-100: #FDD8E9; $base-200: #FCB1D4; $base-300: #F67AB3; $base-400: #E84A94; $base-500: #CF2675; $base-600: #9D255D; $base-700: #6E2145; $base-800: #48192F; $base-900: #2C121E; $base-hover: #540228; $base-subtle: #EF96C0;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#690232",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FEF0F7",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#FDD8E9",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#FCB1D4",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#F67AB3",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#E84A94",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#CF2675",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#9D255D",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#6E2145",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#48192F",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#2C121E",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}