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#4E2A8A

#4e2a8a ≈ Rebecca Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e2a8a is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 16.47% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.48% cyan, 69.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 262.5°, with 53.33% saturation and 35.29% 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 10.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 5.01.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0511

Complementary

  1. #4e2a8a
  2. #668a2a

Split complementary

  1. #4e2a8a
  2. #8a7e2a
  3. #368a2a

Analogous

  1. #2a368a
  2. #4e2a8a
  3. #7e2a8a

Triadic

  1. #4e2a8a
  2. #8a4e2a
  3. #2a8a4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2a8a
  2. #8a2a66
  3. #668a2a
  4. #2a8a4e

Square

  1. #4e2a8a
  2. #8a2a36
  3. #668a2a
  4. #2a8a7e

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0615
  2. #2d184f
  3. #4e2a8a
  4. #6f3dc4
  5. #9b77d6

Shades

#4e2a8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2a8a
  2. #46267c
  3. #3e226e
  4. #371d61
  5. #2f1953
  6. #271545
  7. #1f1137
  8. #170d29
  9. #10081c
  10. #08040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2a8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2a8a
  2. #603f96
  3. #7155a1
  4. #836aad
  5. #957fb9
  6. #a795c5
  7. #b8aad0
  8. #cabfdc
  9. #dcd4e8
  10. #edeaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2a8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2a8a
  2. #533389
  3. #583b88
  4. #5d4487
  5. #624c86
  6. #675585
  7. #6c5e84
  8. #716683
  9. #766f82
  10. #7b7781
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463866 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00418d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003f88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e4156 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #28398c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b3789 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #45396f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2a8a {
  color: #4e2a8a;
}
Background
.bg-4e2a8a {
  background-color: #4e2a8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2a8a {
  border: 2px solid #4e2a8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2a8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 42 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 53% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2a8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2a8a, #7e2a8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2a8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 42 138 / 0.35);
}

#663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.01 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.77 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.88 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.47 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.64 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.35 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.69 #b1d575 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Rebecca Purple
#4e2a8a  rgb(78, 42, 138)  hsl(263, 53%, 35%)  Rebecca Purple
#668a2a  rgb(102, 138, 42)  hsl(83, 53%, 35%)  Olive Drab
#8a4e2a  rgb(138, 78, 42)  hsl(23, 53%, 35%)  Russet
#2a8a4e  rgb(42, 138, 78)  hsl(143, 53%, 35%)  Sea Green