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#4E2CA2

#4e2ca2 ≈ Rebecca Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e2ca2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 17.25% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.85% cyan, 72.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 257.29°, with 57.28% saturation and 40.39% 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 9.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 5.24.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0603

Complementary

  1. #4e2ca2
  2. #80a22c

Split complementary

  1. #4e2ca2
  2. #a2892c
  3. #45a22c

Analogous

  1. #2c45a2
  2. #4e2ca2
  3. #892ca2

Triadic

  1. #4e2ca2
  2. #a24e2c
  3. #2ca24e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2ca2
  2. #a22c80
  3. #80a22c
  4. #2ca24e

Square

  1. #4e2ca2
  2. #a22c45
  3. #80a22c
  4. #2ca289

Monochromatic

  1. #140b2a
  2. #311c66
  3. #4e2ca2
  4. #724cce
  5. #a188df

Shades

#4e2ca2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2ca2
  2. #462892
  3. #3e2382
  4. #371f71
  5. #2f1a61
  6. #271651
  7. #1f1241
  8. #170d31
  9. #100920
  10. #080410
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2ca2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2ca2
  2. #6041ab
  3. #7156b5
  4. #836bbe
  5. #9580c7
  6. #a796d1
  7. #b8abda
  8. #cac0e3
  9. #dcd5ec
  10. #edeaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2ca2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2ca2
  2. #53349f
  3. #583d9b
  4. #5d4598
  5. #624e94
  6. #675691
  7. #6c5e8e
  8. #71678a
  9. #766f87
  10. #7b7883
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493d76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #304b64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #183ea4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1b3ba1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e4181 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2ca2 {
  color: #4e2ca2;
}
Background
.bg-4e2ca2 {
  background-color: #4e2ca2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2ca2 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2ca2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2ca2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 44 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 57% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2ca2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2ca2, #892ca2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2ca2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 44 162 / 0.35);
}

#663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.24 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.69 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.21 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.57 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.57 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.64 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.80 #b1d35d Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Rebecca Purple
#4e2ca2  rgb(78, 44, 162)  hsl(257, 57%, 40%)  Rebecca Purple
#80a22c  rgb(128, 162, 44)  hsl(77, 57%, 40%)  Apple Green
#a24e2c  rgb(162, 78, 44)  hsl(17, 57%, 40%)  Sienna
#2ca24e  rgb(44, 162, 78)  hsl(137, 57%, 40%)  Shamrock Green