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4E004E

#4E004E closest to Cloak and Dagger

#4E004E is a very dark, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Cloak and Dagger. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 0.0% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(78, 0, 78)). Its HSL value is 300° hue, 100% saturation and 15% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. #4E004E is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.64:1.

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Variations of #4E004E

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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#4E004E 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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#4E004E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E004E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 75% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #1A2C4C
  • Protanopia 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #002250
  • Protanomaly 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #241E4F
  • Deuteranopia 75% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #1A2C4C
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #30234D
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #51102A
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #500740
  • Achromatopsia 72% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #292929
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #352235

#4E004E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.64:1 Super#4E004E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.43:1 Very poor#4E004E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E004E in CSS

/* Cloak and Dagger */
.color { color: #4E004E; }
.background { background-color: #4E004E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E004E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 0 78);
color: hsl(300 100% 15%);
color: oklch(0.297 0.137 328.4);

#4E004E FAQ

What color is #4E004E?

#4E004E is a very dark, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Cloak and Dagger. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E004E?

#4E004E is rgb(78, 0, 78) in RGB, hsl(300, 100%, 15%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E004E?

The complementary color of #4E004E is #004E00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E004E?

White text has the best contrast on #4E004E: 14.64:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E004E a warm or cool color?

#4E004E is a cool color.