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#4E239F closest to Galactic Purple

#4E239F 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 62.4% blue (rgb(78, 35, 159)). Its HSL value is 261° hue, 64% saturation and 38% lightness, and in CMYK it is 51% cyan, 78% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black. #4E239F is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.17:1.

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Variations of #4E239F

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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#4E239F 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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#4E239F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E239F 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 #003F9D
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0043A2
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #003CA1
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #003F9D
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #00389E
  • Tritanopia 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #324660
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #473487
  • Achromatopsia 63% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #414141
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #453B64

#4E239F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.17:1 Very good#4E239F text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.06:1 Very poor#4E239F text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E239F in CSS

/* Galactic Purple */
.color { color: #4E239F; }
.background { background-color: #4E239F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E239F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 35 159);
color: hsl(261 64% 38%);
color: oklch(0.398 0.184 291.5);

#4E239F FAQ

What color is #4E239F?

#4E239F 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 #4E239F?

#4E239F is rgb(78, 35, 159) in RGB, hsl(261, 64%, 38%) in HSL and cmyk(51%, 78%, 0%, 38%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E239F?

The complementary color of #4E239F is #749F23, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E239F?

White text has the best contrast on #4E239F: 10.17:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E239F a warm or cool color?

#4E239F is a cool color.