#663399Rebeccapurple is a moderately saturated, dark cool purple (#663399).
Rebeccapurple is a dark, moderately saturated take on purple. Colors in this range are commonly associated with creativity, luxury and imagination, which makes rebeccapurple a natural fit for premium products, beauty brands and creative tools.
With a 8.41:1 contrast ratio against white, rebeccapurple is dark enough to carry white text at any size — use it confidently for buttons, headers and filled UI elements. Against black text it manages 2.50:1, so stick with white type on rebeccapurple surfaces.
For pairings, the complement of rebeccapurple sits at 90° — #669933, close to olivedrab — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same cool temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for rebeccapurple in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from rebeccapurple's position on the color wheel (hue 270°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix rebeccapurple toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how rebeccapurple performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Rebeccapurple | 8.41:1 | AAA | AAA |
| Black text on Rebeccapurple | 2.50:1 | Fail | Fail |
#504F80#53577A#636D69Copy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword rebeccapurple directly.
:root {
--rebeccapurple: #663399;
--rebeccapurple-rgb: 102, 51, 153;
--rebeccapurple-tint: #AB8FC7;
--rebeccapurple-shade: #381C54;
}
.btn-rebeccapurple {
background: var(--rebeccapurple);
color: #ffffff;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'rebeccapurple': {
DEFAULT: '#663399',
light: '#AB8FC7',
dark: '#381C54',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.