4E2BC7

#4E2BC7 closest to Sea Serpent’s Tears

#4E2BC7 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, 16.9% green and 78.0% blue (rgb(78, 43, 199)). Its HSL value is 253° hue, 64% saturation and 47% lightness, and in CMYK it is 61% cyan, 78% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. #4E2BC7 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.42:1.

#4E2BC7 color conversion

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Variations of #4E2BC7

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.

#4E2BC7 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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#4E2BC7 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E2BC7 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0048C4
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0052CB
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0049C9
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0048C4
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0041C5
  • Tritanopia 64% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #005979
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3F43A9
  • Achromatopsia 55% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4D4D4D
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4D467B

#4E2BC7 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.42:1 Very good#4E2BC7 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.49:1 Very poor#4E2BC7 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E2BC7 in CSS

/* Sea Serpent’s Tears */
.color { color: #4E2BC7; }
.background { background-color: #4E2BC7; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E2BC7; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 43 199);
color: hsl(253 64% 47%);
color: oklch(0.446 0.221 283.0);

#4E2BC7 FAQ

What color is #4E2BC7?

#4E2BC7 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 #4E2BC7?

#4E2BC7 is rgb(78, 43, 199) in RGB, hsl(253, 64%, 47%) in HSL and cmyk(61%, 78%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E2BC7?

The complementary color of #4E2BC7 is #A4C72B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E2BC7?

White text has the best contrast on #4E2BC7: 8.42:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E2BC7 a warm or cool color?

#4E2BC7 is a cool color.