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#4E2CA5

#4e2ca5 ≈ Rebecca Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e2ca5 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 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.73% cyan, 73.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 256.86°, with 57.89% saturation and 40.98% 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 9.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 5.43.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0614

Complementary

  1. #4e2ca5
  2. #83a52c

Split complementary

  1. #4e2ca5
  2. #a58a2c
  3. #47a52c

Analogous

  1. #2c47a5
  2. #4e2ca5
  3. #8a2ca5

Triadic

  1. #4e2ca5
  2. #a54e2c
  3. #2ca54e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2ca5
  2. #a52c83
  3. #83a52c
  4. #2ca54e

Square

  1. #4e2ca5
  2. #a52c47
  3. #83a52c
  4. #2ca58a

Monochromatic

  1. #150c2c
  2. #311c69
  3. #4e2ca5
  4. #724ed0
  5. #a28ae0

Shades

#4e2ca5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2ca5
  2. #462895
  3. #3e2384
  4. #371f74
  5. #2f1a63
  6. #271653
  7. #1f1242
  8. #170d32
  9. #100921
  10. #080411
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2ca5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2ca5
  2. #6041ae
  3. #7156b7
  4. #836bc0
  5. #9580c9
  6. #a796d2
  7. #b8abdb
  8. #cac0e4
  9. #dcd5ed
  10. #edeaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2ca5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2ca5
  2. #5334a1
  3. #583d9e
  4. #5d459a
  5. #624e96
  6. #675693
  7. #6c5e8f
  8. #71678b
  9. #766f87
  10. #7b7884
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493d78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2d4c66 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #143fa7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #173ba4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d4284 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2ca5 {
  color: #4e2ca5;
}
Background
.bg-4e2ca5 {
  background-color: #4e2ca5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2ca5 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2ca5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2ca5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 44 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 58% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2ca5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2ca5, #8a2ca5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2ca5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 44 165 / 0.35);
}

#663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.43 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.83 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.01 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.82 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.33 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.56 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.74 #b1d35a Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Rebecca Purple
#4e2ca5  rgb(78, 44, 165)  hsl(257, 58%, 41%)  Rebecca Purple
#83a52c  rgb(131, 165, 44)  hsl(77, 58%, 41%)  Apple Green
#a54e2c  rgb(165, 78, 44)  hsl(17, 58%, 41%)  Sienna
#2ca54e  rgb(44, 165, 78)  hsl(137, 58%, 41%)  Shamrock Green