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Dark byzantium
What color is Dark byzantium?
Dark byzantium is a color name that refers to a particular dark tone of purple.
It is not a historical color, but a modern invention that should not be confused with the ancient Tyrian purple, which was more reddish and used by Roman and Byzantine emperors.
Dark byzantium has the hexadecimal code #5D3954, which means it is composed of 36.47% red, 22.35% green and 32.94% blue in the RGB color space.
In the CMYK color space, it is composed of 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 10% yellow and 64% black.
This color has a hue angle of 315 degrees, a saturation of 24% and a lightness of 29.4%.
Dark byzantium is a medium dark and medium bright shade of magenta, and it belongs to the color family of dark pastel magenta.
It is a warm color, meaning it has more red than blue in its composition.
This color can create a sense of richness, elegance and mystery when used in design or art.
Example of the palette with the Dark byzantium color
![Palette with colors: Onyx, Dark byzantium and Mountbatten pink Picture with primary colors of Onyx, Dark byzantium, Mountbatten pink, Seal brown and Rose quartz](/images/dark-byzantium/purple-apple-with-a-gold-ring-on-its-end.webp)
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