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about the colour in CSS called rebeccapurple , which was named after the daughter of CSS standards pioneer Eric Meyer, who lost her life to cancer on her 6th birthday.

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Fun Fact: about the colour in CSS called “rebeccapurple”, which was named after the daughter of CSS standards pioneer Eric Meyer, who lost her life to cancer on her 6th birthday.

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