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#4E009F closest to Space Battle Blue

#4E009F is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Space Battle Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 0.0% green and 62.4% blue (rgb(78, 0, 159)). Its HSL value is 269° hue, 100% saturation and 31% lightness, and in CMYK it is 51% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black. #4E009F is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.51:1.

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Variations of #4E009F

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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#4E009F 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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#4E009F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E009F appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 78% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #00379D
  • Protanopia 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #003BA3
  • Protanomaly 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0032A1
  • Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #00379D
  • Deuteranomaly 79% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #002D9E
  • Tritanopia 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #333C5B
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #482585
  • Achromatopsia 58% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #393939
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #3F3160

#4E009F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.51:1 Very good#4E009F text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.82:1 Very poor#4E009F text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E009F in CSS

/* Space Battle Blue */
.color { color: #4E009F; }
.background { background-color: #4E009F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E009F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 0 159);
color: hsl(269 100% 31%);
color: oklch(0.373 0.206 294.3);

#4E009F FAQ

What color is #4E009F?

#4E009F 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 #4E009F?

#4E009F is rgb(78, 0, 159) in RGB, hsl(269, 100%, 31%) in HSL and cmyk(51%, 100%, 0%, 38%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E009F?

The complementary color of #4E009F is #519F00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E009F?

White text has the best contrast on #4E009F: 11.51:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E009F a warm or cool color?

#4E009F is a cool color.