#690237 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 #690237 works with other colors. Named schemes with #690237 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 #690237 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 #690237 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #690237;
--color-base-rgb: 105 2 55;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(34.0% 0.136 358.4);
--color-50: #FEF0F8;
--color-100: #FDD8EB;
--color-200: #FCB1D7;
--color-300: #F67ABA;
--color-400: #E84A9C;
--color-500: #CF267D;
--color-600: #9D2563;
--color-700: #6E2149;
--color-800: #481931;
--color-900: #2C121F;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
tyrian-purple: {
50: '#FEF0F8',
100: '#FDD8EB',
200: '#FCB1D7',
300: '#F67ABA',
400: '#E84A9C',
500: '#CF267D',
600: '#9D2563',
700: '#6E2149',
800: '#481931',
900: '#2C121F',
},
}
$base: #690237; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #FEF0F8; $base-100: #FDD8EB; $base-200: #FCB1D7; $base-300: #F67ABA; $base-400: #E84A9C; $base-500: #CF267D; $base-600: #9D2563; $base-700: #6E2149; $base-800: #481931; $base-900: #2C121F; $base-hover: #54022C; $base-subtle: #EF96C4;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#690237",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FEF0F8",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#FDD8EB",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#FCB1D7",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#F67ABA",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#E84A9C",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#CF267D",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#9D2563",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#6E2149",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#481931",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#2C121F",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}