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#4A239E

#4a239e ≈ Rebecca Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4a239e is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 13.73% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.16% cyan, 77.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 259.02°, with 63.73% saturation and 37.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 6.3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0513

Complementary

  1. #4a239e
  2. #779e23

Split complementary

  1. #4a239e
  2. #9e8723
  3. #3a9e23

Analogous

  1. #233a9e
  2. #4a239e
  3. #87239e

Triadic

  1. #4a239e
  2. #9e4a23
  3. #239e4a

Tetradic

  1. #4a239e
  2. #9e2377
  3. #779e23
  4. #239e4a

Square

  1. #4a239e
  2. #9e233a
  3. #779e23
  4. #239e87

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0721
  2. #2d155f
  3. #4a239e
  4. #6b3ad3
  5. #9a79e1

Shades

#4a239e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4a239e
  2. #43208e
  3. #3b1c7e
  4. #34196f
  5. #2c155f
  6. #25124f
  7. #1e0e3f
  8. #160b2f
  9. #0f0720
  10. #070410
  11. #000000

Tints

#4a239e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4a239e
  2. #5c39a8
  3. #6e4fb1
  4. #8065bb
  5. #927bc5
  6. #a591cf
  7. #b7a7d8
  8. #c9bde2
  9. #dbd3ec
  10. #ede9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4a239e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4a239e
  2. #4f2c9b
  3. #553698
  4. #5a3f95
  5. #604892
  6. #65528f
  7. #6a5b8c
  8. #706489
  9. #756d86
  10. #7b7783
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #443672 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003d9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2a4660 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0738a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0e349d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #393b7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4a239e {
  color: #4a239e;
}
Background
.bg-4a239e {
  background-color: #4a239e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4a239e {
  border: 2px solid #4a239e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4a239e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 35 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 64% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4a239e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4a239e, #87239e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4a239e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 35 158 / 0.35);
}

#663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.30 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.44 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.51 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.84 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.87 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.24 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.76 #b5dc61 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Rebecca Purple
#4a239e  rgb(74, 35, 158)  hsl(259, 64%, 38%)  Rebecca Purple
#779e23  rgb(119, 158, 35)  hsl(79, 64%, 38%)  Olive Drab
#9e4a23  rgb(158, 74, 35)  hsl(19, 64%, 38%)  Sienna
#239e4a  rgb(35, 158, 74)  hsl(139, 64%, 38%)  Shamrock Green