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#4E2EA2

#4e2ea2 ≈ Rebecca Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e2ea2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 18.04% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.85% cyan, 71.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 256.55°, with 55.77% saturation and 40.78% 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 5.16.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0618

Complementary

  1. #4e2ea2
  2. #82a22e

Split complementary

  1. #4e2ea2
  2. #a2882e
  3. #48a22e

Analogous

  1. #2e48a2
  2. #4e2ea2
  3. #882ea2

Triadic

  1. #4e2ea2
  2. #a24e2e
  3. #2ea24e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2ea2
  2. #a22e82
  3. #82a22e
  4. #2ea24e

Square

  1. #4e2ea2
  2. #a22e48
  3. #82a22e
  4. #2ea288

Monochromatic

  1. #150c2b
  2. #311d66
  3. #4e2ea2
  4. #724fcd
  5. #a28bde

Shades

#4e2ea2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2ea2
  2. #462992
  3. #3e2582
  4. #372071
  5. #2f1c61
  6. #271751
  7. #1f1241
  8. #170e31
  9. #100920
  10. #080510
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2ea2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2ea2
  2. #6043ab
  3. #7158b5
  4. #836dbe
  5. #9582c7
  6. #a797d1
  7. #b8abda
  8. #cac0e3
  9. #dcd5ec
  10. #edeaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2ea2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2ea2
  2. #53369f
  3. #583e9b
  4. #5d4798
  5. #624f94
  6. #675791
  7. #6c5f8e
  8. #71678a
  9. #767087
  10. #7b7883
  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 #4a3e76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2f4c65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1a40a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d3ca1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e4282 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2ea2 {
  color: #4e2ea2;
}
Background
.bg-4e2ea2 {
  background-color: #4e2ea2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2ea2 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2ea2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2ea2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 46 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 56% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2ea2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2ea2, #882ea2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2ea2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 46 162 / 0.35);
}

#663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.16 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.58 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.82 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.21 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.35 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.46 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.03 #b1d15d Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Rebecca Purple
#4e2ea2  rgb(78, 46, 162)  hsl(257, 56%, 41%)  Rebecca Purple
#82a22e  rgb(130, 162, 46)  hsl(77, 56%, 41%)  Apple Green
#a24e2e  rgb(162, 78, 46)  hsl(17, 56%, 41%)  Sienna
#2ea24e  rgb(46, 162, 78)  hsl(137, 56%, 41%)  Shamrock Green