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#4B239E

#4b239e ≈ Rebecca Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4b239e is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 13.73% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.53% cyan, 77.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 259.51°, 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 10.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 6.17.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0517

Complementary

  1. #4b239e
  2. #769e23

Split complementary

  1. #4b239e
  2. #9e8823
  3. #399e23

Analogous

  1. #23399e
  2. #4b239e
  3. #88239e

Triadic

  1. #4b239e
  2. #9e4b23
  3. #239e4b

Tetradic

  1. #4b239e
  2. #9e2376
  3. #769e23
  4. #239e4b

Square

  1. #4b239e
  2. #9e2339
  3. #769e23
  4. #239e88

Monochromatic

  1. #100721
  2. #2d155f
  3. #4b239e
  4. #6c3ad3
  5. #9b79e1

Shades

#4b239e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b239e
  2. #44208e
  3. #3c1c7e
  4. #35196f
  5. #2d155f
  6. #26124f
  7. #1e0e3f
  8. #170b2f
  9. #0f0720
  10. #080410
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b239e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b239e
  2. #5d39a8
  3. #6f4fb1
  4. #8165bb
  5. #937bc5
  6. #a591cf
  7. #b7a7d8
  8. #c9bde2
  9. #dbd3ec
  10. #ede9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b239e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b239e
  2. #502c9b
  3. #563698
  4. #5b3f95
  5. #604892
  6. #66528f
  7. #6b5b8c
  8. #706489
  9. #756d86
  10. #7b7783
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453772 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003d9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2d4660 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0a38a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #11359d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b3b7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b239e {
  color: #4b239e;
}
Background
.bg-4b239e {
  background-color: #4b239e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b239e {
  border: 2px solid #4b239e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b239e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 35 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 64% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b239e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b239e, #88239e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b239e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 35 158 / 0.35);
}

#663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.17 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.42 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.65 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.74 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.91 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.39 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.85 #b4dc61 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Rebecca Purple
#4b239e  rgb(75, 35, 158)  hsl(260, 64%, 38%)  Rebecca Purple
#769e23  rgb(118, 158, 35)  hsl(80, 64%, 38%)  Olive Drab
#9e4b23  rgb(158, 75, 35)  hsl(20, 64%, 38%)  Sienna
#239e4b  rgb(35, 158, 75)  hsl(140, 64%, 38%)  Shamrock Green