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#4E27A5

#4e27a5 ≈ Rebecca Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e27a5 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 15.29% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.73% cyan, 76.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 258.57°, with 61.76% saturation and 40% 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 9.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 5.75.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0579

Complementary

  1. #4e27a5
  2. #7ea527

Split complementary

  1. #4e27a5
  2. #a58d27
  3. #3fa527

Analogous

  1. #273fa5
  2. #4e27a5
  3. #8d27a5

Triadic

  1. #4e27a5
  2. #a54e27
  3. #27a54e

Tetradic

  1. #4e27a5
  2. #a5277e
  3. #7ea527
  4. #27a54e

Square

  1. #4e27a5
  2. #a5273f
  3. #7ea527
  4. #27a58d

Monochromatic

  1. #130a29
  2. #311867
  3. #4e27a5
  4. #7145d3
  5. #a083e2

Shades

#4e27a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e27a5
  2. #462395
  3. #3e1f84
  4. #371b74
  5. #2f1763
  6. #271453
  7. #1f1042
  8. #170c32
  9. #100821
  10. #080411
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e27a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e27a5
  2. #603dae
  3. #7152b7
  4. #8368c0
  5. #957dc9
  6. #a793d2
  7. #b8a9db
  8. #cabee4
  9. #dcd4ed
  10. #ede9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e27a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e27a5
  2. #5330a1
  3. #58399e
  4. #5d429a
  5. #624b96
  6. #675493
  7. #6c5c8f
  8. #71658b
  9. #766e87
  10. #7b7784
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #483a77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e4a64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0d3ca7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1238a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d3f83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e27a5 {
  color: #4e27a5;
}
Background
.bg-4e27a5 {
  background-color: #4e27a5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e27a5 {
  border: 2px solid #4e27a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e27a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 39 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 62% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e27a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e27a5, #8d27a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e27a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 39 165 / 0.35);
}

#663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.75 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.20 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.97 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.20 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.65 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.66 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.79 #b1d85a Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Rebecca Purple
#4e27a5  rgb(78, 39, 165)  hsl(259, 62%, 40%)  Rebecca Purple
#7ea527  rgb(126, 165, 39)  hsl(79, 62%, 40%)  Apple Green
#a54e27  rgb(165, 78, 39)  hsl(19, 62%, 40%)  Sienna
#27a54e  rgb(39, 165, 78)  hsl(139, 62%, 40%)  Shamrock Green