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#4E2D4D closest to Murasaki

#4E2D4D 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 30.2% blue (rgb(78, 45, 77)). Its HSL value is 302° hue, 27% saturation and 24% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 1% yellow and 69% black. #4E2D4D is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.62:1.

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#4E2D4D color conversion

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Variations of #4E2D4D

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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#4E2D4D 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.

4E2D4D4D4E2D2D4D4E
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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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#4E2D4D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E2D4D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #333A4C
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2B364E
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #37344E
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #333A4C
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #3D364C
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #503039
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4F2E45
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #393939
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #3F363E

#4E2D4D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.62:1 Very good#4E2D4D text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.81:1 Very poor#4E2D4D text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E2D4D in CSS

/* Murasaki */
.color { color: #4E2D4D; }
.background { background-color: #4E2D4D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E2D4D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 45 77);
color: hsl(302 27% 24%);
color: oklch(0.351 0.069 328.0);

#4E2D4D FAQ

What color is #4E2D4D?

#4E2D4D is a dark, muted purple. Its closest named color is Murasaki. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E2D4D?

#4E2D4D is rgb(78, 45, 77) in RGB, hsl(302, 27%, 24%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 42%, 1%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E2D4D?

The complementary color of #4E2D4D is #2D4E2E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E2D4D?

White text has the best contrast on #4E2D4D: 11.62:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E2D4D a warm or cool color?

#4E2D4D is a cool color.