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#4E2AAA

#4e2aaa ≈ Rebecca Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e2aaa is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 16.47% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.12% cyan, 75.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 256.88°, with 60.38% 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 9.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 5.88.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0618

Complementary

  1. #4e2aaa
  2. #86aa2a

Split complementary

  1. #4e2aaa
  2. #aa8e2a
  3. #46aa2a

Analogous

  1. #2a46aa
  2. #4e2aaa
  3. #8e2aaa

Triadic

  1. #4e2aaa
  2. #aa4e2a
  3. #2aaa4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2aaa
  2. #aa2a86
  3. #86aa2a
  4. #2aaa4e

Square

  1. #4e2aaa
  2. #aa2a46
  3. #86aa2a
  4. #2aaa8e

Monochromatic

  1. #160c2f
  2. #321b6d
  3. #4e2aaa
  4. #734dd3
  5. #a38be2

Shades

#4e2aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2aaa
  2. #462699
  3. #3e2288
  4. #371d77
  5. #2f1966
  6. #271555
  7. #1f1144
  8. #170d33
  9. #100822
  10. #080411
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2aaa
  2. #603fb3
  3. #7155bb
  4. #836ac4
  5. #957fcc
  6. #a795d5
  7. #b8aadd
  8. #cabfe6
  9. #dcd4ee
  10. #edeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2aaa
  2. #5333a6
  3. #583ba2
  4. #5d449d
  5. #624c99
  6. #675595
  7. #6c5e91
  8. #71668d
  9. #766f88
  10. #7b7784
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493d7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #294d68 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #093fac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0e3aa9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b4287 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2aaa {
  color: #4e2aaa;
}
Background
.bg-4e2aaa {
  background-color: #4e2aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2aaa {
  border: 2px solid #4e2aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 42 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 60% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2aaa, #8e2aaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 42 170 / 0.35);
}

#663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.88 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.13 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.23 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.23 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.46 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.57 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.67 #b1d555 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Rebecca Purple
#4e2aaa  rgb(78, 42, 170)  hsl(257, 60%, 42%)  Rebecca Purple
#86aa2a  rgb(134, 170, 42)  hsl(77, 60%, 42%)  Apple Green
#aa4e2a  rgb(170, 78, 42)  hsl(17, 60%, 42%)  Sienna
#2aaa4e  rgb(42, 170, 78)  hsl(137, 60%, 42%)  Medium Sea Green