4E005C

#4E005C closest to Clairvoyant

#4E005C is a dark, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Clairvoyant. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 0.0% green and 36.1% blue (rgb(78, 0, 92)). Its HSL value is 291° hue, 100% saturation and 18% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black. #4E005C is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.20:1.

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Variations of #4E005C

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#4E005C 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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#4E005C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E005C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 73% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0C2D5A
  • Protanopia 72% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #00265E
  • Protanomaly 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #1E215D
  • Deuteranopia 73% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0C2D5A
  • Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #2C245B
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4E1933
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4F0D4C
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #2B2B2B
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #36243C

#4E005C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.20:1 Super#4E005C text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.48:1 Very poor#4E005C text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E005C in CSS

/* Clairvoyant */
.color { color: #4E005C; }
.background { background-color: #4E005C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E005C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 0 92);
color: hsl(291 100% 18%);
color: oklch(0.308 0.148 320.3);

#4E005C FAQ

What color is #4E005C?

#4E005C is a dark, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Clairvoyant. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E005C?

#4E005C is rgb(78, 0, 92) in RGB, hsl(291, 100%, 18%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 100%, 0%, 64%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E005C?

The complementary color of #4E005C is #0E5C00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E005C?

White text has the best contrast on #4E005C: 14.20:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E005C a warm or cool color?

#4E005C is a cool color.