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#4E185B closest to Cosmic Explorer

#4E185B is a dark, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Cosmic Explorer. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 9.4% green and 35.7% blue (rgb(78, 24, 91)). Its HSL value is 288° hue, 58% saturation and 23% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 74% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black. #4E185B is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.08:1.

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Variations of #4E185B

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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#4E185B 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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#4E185B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E185B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 79% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #1D3259
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #002D5D
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #27295C
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #1D3259
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #312C5A
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4E2437
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4F1E4D
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #313131
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #3A2C3E

#4E185B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.08:1 Super#4E185B text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.61:1 Very poor#4E185B text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E185B in CSS

/* Cosmic Explorer */
.color { color: #4E185B; }
.background { background-color: #4E185B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E185B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 24 91);
color: hsl(288 58% 23%);
color: oklch(0.327 0.122 319.2);

#4E185B FAQ

What color is #4E185B?

#4E185B is a dark, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Cosmic Explorer. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E185B?

#4E185B is rgb(78, 24, 91) in RGB, hsl(288, 58%, 23%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 74%, 0%, 64%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E185B?

The complementary color of #4E185B is #255B18, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E185B?

White text has the best contrast on #4E185B: 13.08:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E185B a warm or cool color?

#4E185B is a cool color.