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#4B00A5 closest to Space Battle Blue

#4B00A5 is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Space Battle Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 0.0% green and 64.7% blue (rgb(75, 0, 165)). Its HSL value is 267° hue, 100% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 55% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black. #4B00A5 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.40:1.

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Variations of #4B00A5

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#4B00A5 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#4B00A5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4B00A5 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 79% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0037A2
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #003CA9
  • Protanomaly 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0033A7
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0037A2
  • Deuteranomaly 80% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #002DA4
  • Tritanopia 67% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #283F5F
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #43278B
  • Achromatopsia 57% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #3A3A3A
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #3F3263

#4B00A5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.40:1 Very good#4B00A5 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.84:1 Very poor#4B00A5 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4B00A5 in CSS

/* Space Battle Blue */
.color { color: #4B00A5; }
.background { background-color: #4B00A5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4B00A5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(75 0 165);
color: hsl(267 100% 32%);
color: oklch(0.377 0.211 291.2);

#4B00A5 FAQ

What color is #4B00A5?

#4B00A5 is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Space Battle Blue. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4B00A5?

#4B00A5 is rgb(75, 0, 165) in RGB, hsl(267, 100%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(55%, 100%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4B00A5?

The complementary color of #4B00A5 is #5AA500, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4B00A5?

White text has the best contrast on #4B00A5: 11.40:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4B00A5 a warm or cool color?

#4B00A5 is a cool color.