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#4E2EA4

#4e2ea4 ≈ Rebecca Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e2ea4 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 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.44% cyan, 71.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 256.27°, with 56.19% saturation and 41.18% 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 9.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 5.28.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0625

Complementary

  1. #4e2ea4
  2. #84a42e

Split complementary

  1. #4e2ea4
  2. #a4892e
  3. #49a42e

Analogous

  1. #2e49a4
  2. #4e2ea4
  3. #892ea4

Triadic

  1. #4e2ea4
  2. #a44e2e
  3. #2ea44e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2ea4
  2. #a42e84
  3. #84a42e
  4. #2ea44e

Square

  1. #4e2ea4
  2. #a42e49
  3. #84a42e
  4. #2ea489

Monochromatic

  1. #150c2d
  2. #321d68
  3. #4e2ea4
  4. #7350ce
  5. #a38cdf

Shades

#4e2ea4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2ea4
  2. #462994
  3. #3e2583
  4. #372073
  5. #2f1c62
  6. #271752
  7. #1f1242
  8. #170e31
  9. #100921
  10. #080510
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2ea4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2ea4
  2. #6043ad
  3. #7158b6
  4. #836dbf
  5. #9582c8
  6. #a797d2
  7. #b8abdb
  8. #cac0e4
  9. #dcd5ed
  10. #edeaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2ea4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2ea4
  2. #5336a0
  3. #583e9d
  4. #5d4799
  5. #624f96
  6. #675792
  7. #6c5f8e
  8. #71678b
  9. #767087
  10. #7b7884
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a3e77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e4d66 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1840a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1a3ca3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d4383 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2ea4 {
  color: #4e2ea4;
}
Background
.bg-4e2ea4 {
  background-color: #4e2ea4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2ea4 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2ea4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2ea4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 46 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 56% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2ea4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2ea4, #892ea4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2ea4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 46 164 / 0.35);
}

#663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.28 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.67 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.67 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.40 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.19 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.41 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.01 #b1d15b Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Rebecca Purple
#4e2ea4  rgb(78, 46, 164)  hsl(256, 56%, 41%)  Rebecca Purple
#84a42e  rgb(132, 164, 46)  hsl(76, 56%, 41%)  Apple Green
#a44e2e  rgb(164, 78, 46)  hsl(16, 56%, 41%)  Sienna
#2ea44e  rgb(46, 164, 78)  hsl(136, 56%, 41%)  Shamrock Green