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#4E2CA8

#4e2ca8 ≈ Rebecca Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e2ca8 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 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.57% cyan, 73.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 256.45°, with 58.49% saturation and 41.57% 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 9.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 5.64.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0625

Complementary

  1. #4e2ca8
  2. #86a82c

Split complementary

  1. #4e2ca8
  2. #a88c2c
  3. #48a82c

Analogous

  1. #2c48a8
  2. #4e2ca8
  3. #8c2ca8

Triadic

  1. #4e2ca8
  2. #a84e2c
  3. #2ca84e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2ca8
  2. #a82c86
  3. #86a82c
  4. #2ca84e

Square

  1. #4e2ca8
  2. #a82c48
  3. #86a82c
  4. #2ca88c

Monochromatic

  1. #160c2f
  2. #321c6b
  3. #4e2ca8
  4. #734fd1
  5. #a38ce1

Shades

#4e2ca8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2ca8
  2. #462897
  3. #3e2386
  4. #371f76
  5. #2f1a65
  6. #271654
  7. #1f1243
  8. #170d32
  9. #100922
  10. #080411
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2ca8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2ca8
  2. #6041b1
  3. #7156b9
  4. #836bc2
  5. #9580cb
  6. #a796d4
  7. #b8abdc
  8. #cac0e5
  9. #dcd5ee
  10. #edeaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2ca8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2ca8
  2. #5334a4
  3. #583da0
  4. #5d459c
  5. #624e98
  6. #675694
  7. #6c5e90
  8. #71678c
  9. #766f88
  10. #7b7884
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a3e7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2b4e67 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1040aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #133ba7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c4286 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2ca8 {
  color: #4e2ca8;
}
Background
.bg-4e2ca8 {
  background-color: #4e2ca8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2ca8 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2ca8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2ca8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 44 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 58% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2ca8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2ca8, #8c2ca8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2ca8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 44 168 / 0.35);
}

#663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.64 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.83 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.99 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.09 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.12 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.51 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.70 #b1d357 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Rebecca Purple
#4e2ca8  rgb(78, 44, 168)  hsl(256, 58%, 42%)  Rebecca Purple
#86a82c  rgb(134, 168, 44)  hsl(76, 58%, 42%)  Apple Green
#a84e2c  rgb(168, 78, 44)  hsl(16, 58%, 42%)  Sienna
#2ca84e  rgb(44, 168, 78)  hsl(136, 58%, 42%)  Medium Sea Green