Rebecca Purple color: #663399
The CSS keyword rebeccapurple is #663399, rgb(102, 51, 153) or hsl(270, 50%, 40%). Its codes to copy, 50–950 tint scale, harmonies and contrast on white and black.
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About Rebecca Purple
Rebecca Purple is a dark purple. Its hue sits at 303° in OKLCH and 270° in HSL — the two wheels are spaced differently, which is why the numbers disagree.
The keyword rebeccapurple is the newest keyword of all, added by CSS Color Level 4.
Added in 2014 in memory of Rebecca Meyer, daughter of the CSS pioneer Eric Meyer, who died on her sixth birthday. Purple was her favourite color, and #663399 is the shade that carries her name.
Rebecca Purple tint scale, 50 to 950
Eleven steps at fixed perceived lightness, in OKLCH, holding rebeccapurple’s own hue from end to end. The keyword itself falls closest to step 700 (#643793), the one outlined; step 500 is #9b6ad4.
Harmonies built on Rebecca Purple
Hue angles measured in OKLCH, so every accent keeps rebeccapurple’s perceived lightness. Its complement is #475c00, closest to the named color darkgreen.
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Split-complementary
Rebecca Purple on white and on black
White text reads better on rebeccapurple (8.40:1). As a text color it is readable on a white page (8.40:1, AAA). AA asks 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; AAA asks 7:1.
Named colors close to Rebecca Purple
Open rebeccapurple in the full tools
- Open in Color Converter — convert it to any other notation.
- Open in Palette Generator — export its scale as --rebeccapurple-50 … --rebeccapurple-950 tokens.
- Open in Color Harmonies — turn the wheel and compare OKLCH with HSL.
- Open in Contrast Checker — test it against any background, with the closest passing shade.
- Open in Color System Generator — derive a light and dark token set from it.
Or browse every named color from the color converter.