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#4E2A8B

#4e2a8b ≈ Rebecca Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e2a8b 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 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.88% cyan, 69.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 262.27°, with 53.59% saturation and 35.49% 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 10.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 4.97.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0514

Complementary

  1. #4e2a8b
  2. #678b2a

Split complementary

  1. #4e2a8b
  2. #8b7f2a
  3. #368b2a

Analogous

  1. #2a368b
  2. #4e2a8b
  3. #7f2a8b

Triadic

  1. #4e2a8b
  2. #8b4e2a
  3. #2a8b4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2a8b
  2. #8b2a67
  3. #678b2a
  4. #2a8b4e

Square

  1. #4e2a8b
  2. #8b2a36
  3. #678b2a
  4. #2a8b7f

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0616
  2. #2d1850
  3. #4e2a8b
  4. #6f3dc4
  5. #9b78d6

Shades

#4e2a8b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2a8b
  2. #46267d
  3. #3e226f
  4. #371d61
  5. #2f1953
  6. #271546
  7. #1f1138
  8. #170d2a
  9. #10081c
  10. #08040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2a8b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2a8b
  2. #603f97
  3. #7155a2
  4. #836aae
  5. #957fb9
  6. #a795c5
  7. #b8aad1
  8. #cabfdc
  9. #dcd4e8
  10. #edeaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2a8b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2a8b
  2. #53338a
  3. #583b89
  4. #5d4488
  5. #624c87
  6. #675586
  7. #6c5e84
  8. #716683
  9. #766f82
  10. #7b7781
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463866 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00418e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003f89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e4257 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #27398d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b378a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #45396f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2a8b {
  color: #4e2a8b;
}
Background
.bg-4e2a8b {
  background-color: #4e2a8b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2a8b {
  border: 2px solid #4e2a8b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2a8b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 42 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 54% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2a8b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2a8b, #7f2a8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2a8b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 42 139 / 0.35);
}

#663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 4.97 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.72 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.88 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.48 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.66 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.44 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.61 #b1d574 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Rebecca Purple
#4e2a8b  rgb(78, 42, 139)  hsl(262, 54%, 35%)  Rebecca Purple
#678b2a  rgb(103, 139, 42)  hsl(82, 54%, 35%)  Olive Drab
#8b4e2a  rgb(139, 78, 42)  hsl(22, 54%, 35%)  Russet
#2a8b4e  rgb(42, 139, 78)  hsl(142, 54%, 35%)  Sea Green