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#4E28BB closest to Sea Serpent’s Tears

#4E28BB is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Sea Serpent’s Tears. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 15.7% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(78, 40, 187)). Its HSL value is 256° hue, 65% saturation and 45% lightness, and in CMYK it is 58% cyan, 79% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #4E28BB is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.96:1.

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Variations of #4E28BB

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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#4E28BB 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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#4E28BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E28BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0045B8
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #004DBF
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0045BD
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0045B8
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #003EBA
  • Tritanopia 65% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #105371
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #423E9F
  • Achromatopsia 58% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #494949
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4B4374

#4E28BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.96:1 Very good#4E28BB text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.35:1 Very poor#4E28BB text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E28BB in CSS

/* Sea Serpent’s Tears */
.color { color: #4E28BB; }
.background { background-color: #4E28BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E28BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 40 187);
color: hsl(256 65% 45%);
color: oklch(0.431 0.210 285.2);

#4E28BB FAQ

What color is #4E28BB?

#4E28BB is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Sea Serpent’s Tears. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E28BB?

#4E28BB is rgb(78, 40, 187) in RGB, hsl(256, 65%, 45%) in HSL and cmyk(58%, 79%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E28BB?

The complementary color of #4E28BB is #95BB28, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E28BB?

White text has the best contrast on #4E28BB: 8.96:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E28BB a warm or cool color?

#4E28BB is a cool color.