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#4E2AA1

#4e2aa1 ≈ Rebecca Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e2aa1 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 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.55% cyan, 73.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 258.15°, with 58.62% saturation and 39.8% 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 9.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 5.3.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0585

Complementary

  1. #4e2aa1
  2. #7da12a

Split complementary

  1. #4e2aa1
  2. #a1892a
  3. #41a12a

Analogous

  1. #2a41a1
  2. #4e2aa1
  3. #892aa1

Triadic

  1. #4e2aa1
  2. #a14e2a
  3. #2aa14e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2aa1
  2. #a12a7d
  3. #7da12a
  4. #2aa14e

Square

  1. #4e2aa1
  2. #a12a41
  3. #7da12a
  4. #2aa189

Monochromatic

  1. #130a28
  2. #311a64
  3. #4e2aa1
  4. #7148cf
  5. #a085df

Shades

#4e2aa1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2aa1
  2. #462691
  3. #3e2281
  4. #371d71
  5. #2f1961
  6. #271551
  7. #1f1140
  8. #170d30
  9. #100820
  10. #080410
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2aa1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2aa1
  2. #603faa
  3. #7155b4
  4. #836abd
  5. #957fc7
  6. #a795d0
  7. #b8aad9
  8. #cabfe3
  9. #dcd4ec
  10. #edeaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2aa1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2aa1
  2. #53339e
  3. #583b9a
  4. #5d4497
  5. #624c94
  6. #675591
  7. #6c5e8d
  8. #71668a
  9. #766f87
  10. #7b7783
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #483b75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00429f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #314a63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #163da3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1a39a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e3f80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2aa1 {
  color: #4e2aa1;
}
Background
.bg-4e2aa1 {
  background-color: #4e2aa1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2aa1 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2aa1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2aa1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 42 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 59% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2aa1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2aa1, #892aa1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2aa1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 42 161 / 0.35);
}

#663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.30 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.78 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.67 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.85 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.60 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.76 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.86 #b1d55e Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Rebecca Purple
#4e2aa1  rgb(78, 42, 161)  hsl(258, 59%, 40%)  Rebecca Purple
#7da12a  rgb(125, 161, 42)  hsl(78, 59%, 40%)  Olive Drab
#a14e2a  rgb(161, 78, 42)  hsl(18, 59%, 40%)  Sienna
#2aa14e  rgb(42, 161, 78)  hsl(138, 59%, 40%)  Shamrock Green