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#4E008F closest to Indigo Static

#4E008F is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Indigo Static. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 0.0% green and 56.1% blue (rgb(78, 0, 143)). Its HSL value is 273° hue, 100% saturation and 28% lightness, and in CMYK it is 45% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black. #4E008F is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.21:1.

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Variations of #4E008F

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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#4E008F 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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#4E008F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E008F appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 76% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #00348D
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #003592
  • Protanomaly 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #002E91
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #00348D
  • Deuteranomaly 77% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #002B8E
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #3D3452
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4A2078
  • Achromatopsia 61% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #353535
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #3D2E57

#4E008F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.21:1 Super#4E008F text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.72:1 Very poor#4E008F text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E008F in CSS

/* Indigo Static */
.color { color: #4E008F; }
.background { background-color: #4E008F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E008F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 0 143);
color: hsl(273 100% 28%);
color: oklch(0.356 0.191 299.0);

#4E008F FAQ

What color is #4E008F?

#4E008F is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Indigo Static. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E008F?

#4E008F is rgb(78, 0, 143) in RGB, hsl(273, 100%, 28%) in HSL and cmyk(45%, 100%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E008F?

The complementary color of #4E008F is #418F00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E008F?

White text has the best contrast on #4E008F: 12.21:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E008F a warm or cool color?

#4E008F is a cool color.