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#4E2CBE closest to Sea Serpent’s Tears

#4E2CBE 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, 17.3% green and 74.5% blue (rgb(78, 44, 190)). Its HSL value is 254° hue, 62% saturation and 46% lightness, and in CMYK it is 59% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #4E2CBE is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.65:1.

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#4E2CBE color conversion

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Variations of #4E2CBE

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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#4E2CBE 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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#4E2CBE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E2CBE 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 #0047BB
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0050C2
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0048C0
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0047BB
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0041BD
  • Tritanopia 65% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #055674
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4141A1
  • Achromatopsia 58% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4C4C4C
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4C4576

#4E2CBE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.65:1 Very good#4E2CBE text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.43:1 Very poor#4E2CBE text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E2CBE in CSS

/* Sea Serpent’s Tears */
.color { color: #4E2CBE; }
.background { background-color: #4E2CBE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E2CBE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 44 190);
color: hsl(254 62% 46%);
color: oklch(0.438 0.210 284.3);

#4E2CBE FAQ

What color is #4E2CBE?

#4E2CBE 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 #4E2CBE?

#4E2CBE is rgb(78, 44, 190) in RGB, hsl(254, 62%, 46%) in HSL and cmyk(59%, 77%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E2CBE?

The complementary color of #4E2CBE is #9CBE2C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E2CBE?

White text has the best contrast on #4E2CBE: 8.65:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E2CBE a warm or cool color?

#4E2CBE is a cool color.