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#4E2F9B

#4e2f9b ≈ Rebecca Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e2f9b is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 18.43% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.68% cyan, 69.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 257.22°, with 53.47% saturation and 39.61% 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 9.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 4.78.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0602

Complementary

  1. #4e2f9b
  2. #7c9b2f

Split complementary

  1. #4e2f9b
  2. #9b842f
  3. #469b2f

Analogous

  1. #2f469b
  2. #4e2f9b
  3. #842f9b

Triadic

  1. #4e2f9b
  2. #9b4e2f
  3. #2f9b4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2f9b
  2. #9b2f7c
  3. #7c9b2f
  4. #2f9b4e

Square

  1. #4e2f9b
  2. #9b2f46
  3. #7c9b2f
  4. #2f9b84

Monochromatic

  1. #130b26
  2. #301d60
  3. #4e2f9b
  4. #714dc9
  5. #a088db

Shades

#4e2f9b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2f9b
  2. #462a8c
  3. #3e267c
  4. #37216d
  5. #2f1c5d
  6. #27184e
  7. #1f133e
  8. #170e2f
  9. #10091f
  10. #080510
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2f9b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2f9b
  2. #6044a5
  3. #7159af
  4. #836db9
  5. #9582c3
  6. #a797cd
  7. #b8acd7
  8. #cac1e1
  9. #dcd5eb
  10. #edeaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2f9b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2f9b
  2. #533798
  3. #583f96
  4. #5d4793
  5. #624f90
  6. #67588e
  7. #6c608b
  8. #716888
  9. #767085
  10. #7b7883
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493e72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00479e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004399 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #344a61 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #213f9d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #233c9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #40417c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2f9b {
  color: #4e2f9b;
}
Background
.bg-4e2f9b {
  background-color: #4e2f9b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2f9b {
  border: 2px solid #4e2f9b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2f9b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 47 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 53% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2f9b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2f9b, #842f9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2f9b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 47 155 / 0.35);
}

#663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 4.78 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.29 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.43 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.23 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.70 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.93 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.07 #b1d064 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Rebecca Purple
#4e2f9b  rgb(78, 47, 155)  hsl(257, 53%, 40%)  Rebecca Purple
#7c9b2f  rgb(124, 155, 47)  hsl(77, 53%, 40%)  Olive Drab
#9b4e2f  rgb(155, 78, 47)  hsl(17, 53%, 40%)  Sienna
#2f9b4e  rgb(47, 155, 78)  hsl(137, 53%, 40%)  Shamrock Green