#4E239C closest to Galactic Purple
#4E239C is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Galactic Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 13.7% green and 61.2% blue (rgb(78, 35, 156)). Its HSL value is 261° hue, 63% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 50% cyan, 78% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black. #4E239C is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.27:1.
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Variations of #4E239C
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.
#4E239C color harmonies
Split complementary
The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.
Open in generator →#4E239C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)
How #4E239C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →
- Dog vision 81% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #003E9A
- Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #00429F
- Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #003C9E
- Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #003E9A
- Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #01389B
- Tritanopia 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #34455E
- Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #483484
- Achromatopsia 64% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #414141
- Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #443B62
#4E239C contrast checker
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Colors similar to #4E239C
Palettes with #4E239C
- 92F69EE2A2003CA8006260C14F299F4D3500Toxic Frog to Moelleux au Chocolat
- 511595737D00A66AFD00D1E4FFE7E4Occult to Pink Swirl
- B2A5FF4C20000086775A269D7EFED2Widowmaker to A State of Mint
- CCB100128539E9E1873C1A49532A8ASulphur to Night Fever
- 40329D765E00B78E007692FFE4B200BBD0FFGalactic Purple to Frost Fairy
- 5CC1CAE9F1B640181741339CAE5C5BSkydive to Dried Tomatoes
#4E239C in CSS
/* Galactic Purple */
.color { color: #4E239C; }
.background { background-color: #4E239C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E239C; }
/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 35 156);
color: hsl(261 63% 37%);
color: oklch(0.395 0.180 292.2);#4E239C FAQ
What color is #4E239C?
#4E239C is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Galactic Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.
What is the RGB value of #4E239C?
#4E239C is rgb(78, 35, 156) in RGB, hsl(261, 63%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(50%, 78%, 0%, 39%) in CMYK.
What is the complementary color of #4E239C?
The complementary color of #4E239C is #719C23, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.
Which text color works on #4E239C?
White text has the best contrast on #4E239C: 10.27:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.
Is #4E239C a warm or cool color?
#4E239C is a cool color.