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#72249A

#72249a ≈ Rebecca Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#72249a is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 14.12% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.97% cyan, 76.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 279.66°, with 62.11% saturation and 37.25% 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 8.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 3.54.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0717

Complementary

  1. #72249a
  2. #4c9a24

Split complementary

  1. #72249a
  2. #879a24
  3. #249a37

Analogous

  1. #37249a
  2. #72249a
  3. #9a2487

Triadic

  1. #72249a
  2. #9a7224
  3. #249a72

Tetradic

  1. #72249a
  2. #9a244c
  3. #4c9a24
  4. #249a72

Square

  1. #72249a
  2. #9a3724
  3. #4c9a24
  4. #24879a

Monochromatic

  1. #16071e
  2. #44155c
  3. #72249a
  4. #9e3ad1
  5. #bc78df

Shades

#72249a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72249a
  2. #67208b
  3. #5b1d7b
  4. #50196c
  5. #44165c
  6. #39124d
  7. #2e0e3e
  8. #220b2e
  9. #17071f
  10. #0b040f
  11. #000000

Tints

#72249a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72249a
  2. #803aa4
  3. #8e50ae
  4. #9c66b8
  5. #aa7cc2
  6. #b992cd
  7. #c7a7d7
  8. #d5bde1
  9. #e3d3eb
  10. #f1e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72249a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72249a
  2. #732d97
  3. #753695
  4. #764092
  5. #784990
  6. #79528d
  7. #7a5b8a
  8. #7c6488
  9. #7d6e85
  10. #7f7783
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d3f73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00489d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0b4d98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d405e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #423d9c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a4099 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6f377a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72249a {
  color: #72249a;
}
Background
.bg-72249a {
  background-color: #72249a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-72249a {
  border: 2px solid #72249a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72249a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 36 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 62% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72249a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72249a, #9a2487);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72249a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 36 154 / 0.35);
}

#663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 3.54 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 3.64 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 4.99 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.50 #800080 Purple ΔE 6.71 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 6.92 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.93 #8ddb65 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Rebecca Purple
#72249a  rgb(114, 36, 154)  hsl(280, 62%, 37%)  Rebecca Purple
#4c9a24  rgb(76, 154, 36)  hsl(100, 62%, 37%)  Islamic Green
#9a7224  rgb(154, 114, 36)  hsl(40, 62%, 37%)  Golden Brown
#249a72  rgb(36, 154, 114)  hsl(160, 62%, 37%)  Shamrock Green