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#4E2D45 closest to Murasaki

#4E2D45 is a dark, muted purple; the closest named color is Murasaki. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 17.6% green and 27.1% blue (rgb(78, 45, 69)). Its HSL value is 316° hue, 27% saturation and 24% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 12% yellow and 69% black. #4E2D45 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.76:1.

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Variations of #4E2D45

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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#4E2D45 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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#4E2D45 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E2D45 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #363A44
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2E3546
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #393345
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #363A44
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #3E3644
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #512E36
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #502D3F
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #383838
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #3E353B

#4E2D45 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.76:1 Very good#4E2D45 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.79:1 Very poor#4E2D45 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E2D45 in CSS

/* Murasaki */
.color { color: #4E2D45; }
.background { background-color: #4E2D45; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E2D45; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 45 69);
color: hsl(316 27% 24%);
color: oklch(0.348 0.061 337.6);

#4E2D45 FAQ

What color is #4E2D45?

#4E2D45 is a dark, muted purple. Its closest named color is Murasaki. It belongs to the purple color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #4E2D45?

#4E2D45 is rgb(78, 45, 69) in RGB, hsl(316, 27%, 24%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 42%, 12%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E2D45?

The complementary color of #4E2D45 is #2D4E36, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E2D45?

White text has the best contrast on #4E2D45: 11.76:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E2D45 a warm or cool color?

#4E2D45 is a warm color.