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#4E22B2 closest to Royalty

#4E22B2 is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Royalty. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 13.3% green and 69.8% blue (rgb(78, 34, 178)). Its HSL value is 258° hue, 68% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 56% cyan, 81% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. #4E22B2 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.56:1.

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Variations of #4E22B2

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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#4E22B2 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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#4E22B2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E22B2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0041AF
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0048B6
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0040B4
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0041AF
  • Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #003AB1
  • Tritanopia 67% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #214D6B
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #443897
  • Achromatopsia 59% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #454545
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #473E6E

#4E22B2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.56:1 Very good#4E22B2 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.20:1 Very poor#4E22B2 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E22B2 in CSS

/* Royalty */
.color { color: #4E22B2; }
.background { background-color: #4E22B2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E22B2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 34 178);
color: hsl(258 68% 42%);
color: oklch(0.415 0.206 287.5);

#4E22B2 FAQ

What color is #4E22B2?

#4E22B2 is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Royalty. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E22B2?

#4E22B2 is rgb(78, 34, 178) in RGB, hsl(258, 68%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(56%, 81%, 0%, 30%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E22B2?

The complementary color of #4E22B2 is #86B222, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E22B2?

White text has the best contrast on #4E22B2: 9.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E22B2 a warm or cool color?

#4E22B2 is a cool color.