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#4E28BF closest to Sea Serpent’s Tears

#4E28BF 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 74.9% blue (rgb(78, 40, 191)). Its HSL value is 255° hue, 65% saturation and 45% lightness, and in CMYK it is 59% cyan, 79% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #4E28BF is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.82:1.

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Variations of #4E28BF

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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#4E28BF 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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#4E28BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E28BF 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 #0045BC
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #004EC3
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0046C1
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0045BC
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #003FBE
  • Tritanopia 65% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #035574
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #413FA2
  • Achromatopsia 57% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4A4A4A
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4B4476

#4E28BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.82:1 Very good#4E28BF text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.38:1 Very poor#4E28BF text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E28BF in CSS

/* Sea Serpent’s Tears */
.color { color: #4E28BF; }
.background { background-color: #4E28BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E28BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 40 191);
color: hsl(255 65% 45%);
color: oklch(0.435 0.215 284.6);

#4E28BF FAQ

What color is #4E28BF?

#4E28BF 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 #4E28BF?

#4E28BF is rgb(78, 40, 191) in RGB, hsl(255, 65%, 45%) in HSL and cmyk(59%, 79%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E28BF?

The complementary color of #4E28BF is #99BF28, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E28BF?

White text has the best contrast on #4E28BF: 8.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E28BF a warm or cool color?

#4E28BF is a cool color.