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#4E2CC2 closest to Sea Serpent’s Tears

#4E2CC2 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 76.1% blue (rgb(78, 44, 194)). Its HSL value is 254° hue, 63% saturation and 47% lightness, and in CMYK it is 60% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. #4E2CC2 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.53:1.

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Variations of #4E2CC2

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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#4E2CC2 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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#4E2CC2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E2CC2 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 #0047BF
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0051C6
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0049C4
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0047BF
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0041C1
  • Tritanopia 64% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #005876
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4042A5
  • Achromatopsia 57% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4C4C4C
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4D4679

#4E2CC2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.53:1 Very good#4E2CC2 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.46:1 Very poor#4E2CC2 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E2CC2 in CSS

/* Sea Serpent’s Tears */
.color { color: #4E2CC2; }
.background { background-color: #4E2CC2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E2CC2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 44 194);
color: hsl(254 63% 47%);
color: oklch(0.442 0.215 283.7);

#4E2CC2 FAQ

What color is #4E2CC2?

#4E2CC2 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 #4E2CC2?

#4E2CC2 is rgb(78, 44, 194) in RGB, hsl(254, 63%, 47%) in HSL and cmyk(60%, 77%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E2CC2?

The complementary color of #4E2CC2 is #A0C22C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E2CC2?

White text has the best contrast on #4E2CC2: 8.53:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E2CC2 a warm or cool color?

#4E2CC2 is a cool color.