4E014D

#4E014D closest to Cloak and Dagger

#4E014D 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, 0.4% green and 30.2% blue (rgb(78, 1, 77)). Its HSL value is 301° hue, 97% saturation and 15% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 99% magenta, 1% yellow and 69% black. #4E014D is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.63:1.

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Variations of #4E014D

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.

#4E014D 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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#4E014D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E014D 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 #1C2C4B
  • Protanopia 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #00224F
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #251E4E
  • Deuteranopia 75% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #1C2C4B
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #31234C
  • 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 #500840
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #292929
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #352334

#4E014D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.63:1 Super#4E014D text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.44:1 Very poor#4E014D text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E014D in CSS

/* Cloak and Dagger */
.color { color: #4E014D; }
.background { background-color: #4E014D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E014D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 1 77);
color: hsl(301 97% 15%);
color: oklch(0.297 0.135 329.0);

#4E014D FAQ

What color is #4E014D?

#4E014D 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 #4E014D?

#4E014D is rgb(78, 1, 77) in RGB, hsl(301, 97%, 15%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 99%, 1%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E014D?

The complementary color of #4E014D is #014E02, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E014D?

White text has the best contrast on #4E014D: 14.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E014D a warm or cool color?

#4E014D is a cool color.