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#4E2CA3

#4e2ca3 ≈ Rebecca Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e2ca3 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 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.15% cyan, 73.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 257.14°, with 57.49% saturation and 40.59% 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 9.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 5.3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0607

Complementary

  1. #4e2ca3
  2. #81a32c

Split complementary

  1. #4e2ca3
  2. #a38a2c
  3. #46a32c

Analogous

  1. #2c46a3
  2. #4e2ca3
  3. #8a2ca3

Triadic

  1. #4e2ca3
  2. #a34e2c
  3. #2ca34e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2ca3
  2. #a32c81
  3. #81a32c
  4. #2ca34e

Square

  1. #4e2ca3
  2. #a32c46
  3. #81a32c
  4. #2ca38a

Monochromatic

  1. #140b2b
  2. #311c67
  3. #4e2ca3
  4. #724dcf
  5. #a289df

Shades

#4e2ca3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2ca3
  2. #462893
  3. #3e2382
  4. #371f72
  5. #2f1a62
  6. #271652
  7. #1f1241
  8. #170d31
  9. #100921
  10. #080410
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2ca3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2ca3
  2. #6041ac
  3. #7156b5
  4. #836bbf
  5. #9580c8
  6. #a796d1
  7. #b8abda
  8. #cac0e3
  9. #dcd5ed
  10. #edeaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2ca3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2ca3
  2. #5334a0
  3. #583d9c
  4. #5d4599
  5. #624e95
  6. #675692
  7. #6c5e8e
  8. #71678b
  9. #766f87
  10. #7b7884
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493d77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2f4c65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #173fa5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1a3ba2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e4182 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2ca3 {
  color: #4e2ca3;
}
Background
.bg-4e2ca3 {
  background-color: #4e2ca3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2ca3 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2ca3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2ca3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 44 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 57% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2ca3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2ca3, #8a2ca3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2ca3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 44 163 / 0.35);
}

#663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.30 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.73 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.14 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.66 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.49 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.61 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.78 #b1d35c Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Rebecca Purple
#4e2ca3  rgb(78, 44, 163)  hsl(257, 57%, 41%)  Rebecca Purple
#81a32c  rgb(129, 163, 44)  hsl(77, 57%, 41%)  Apple Green
#a34e2c  rgb(163, 78, 44)  hsl(17, 57%, 41%)  Sienna
#2ca34e  rgb(44, 163, 78)  hsl(137, 57%, 41%)  Shamrock Green