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4E007F

#4E007F closest to Indigo

#4E007F is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Indigo. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 0.0% green and 49.8% blue (rgb(78, 0, 127)). Its HSL value is 277° hue, 100% saturation and 25% lightness, and in CMYK it is 39% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black. #4E007F is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.88:1.

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Variations of #4E007F

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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#4E007F 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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#4E007F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E007F 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 #00327D
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #003082
  • Protanomaly 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #002981
  • Deuteranopia 75% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #00327D
  • Deuteranomaly 79% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #17287E
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #442C48
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4C1A6A
  • Achromatopsia 64% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #323232
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #3A2A4E

#4E007F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.88:1 Super#4E007F text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.63:1 Very poor#4E007F text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E007F in CSS

/* Indigo */
.color { color: #4E007F; }
.background { background-color: #4E007F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E007F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 0 127);
color: hsl(277 100% 25%);
color: oklch(0.340 0.177 304.5);

#4E007F FAQ

What color is #4E007F?

#4E007F is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Indigo. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E007F?

#4E007F is rgb(78, 0, 127) in RGB, hsl(277, 100%, 25%) in HSL and cmyk(39%, 100%, 0%, 50%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E007F?

The complementary color of #4E007F is #317F00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E007F?

White text has the best contrast on #4E007F: 12.88:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E007F a warm or cool color?

#4E007F is a cool color.