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#4E2FA8 closest to Royalty

#4E2FA8 is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Royalty. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 18.4% green and 65.9% blue (rgb(78, 47, 168)). Its HSL value is 255° hue, 56% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 54% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black. #4E2FA8 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.15:1.

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Variations of #4E2FA8

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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#4E2FA8 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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#4E2FA8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E2FA8 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 #0045A6
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #004BAC
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0044AA
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0045A6
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #003FA7
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #2A4F68
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #453E8F
  • Achromatopsia 64% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #484848
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4A436B

#4E2FA8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.15:1 Very good#4E2FA8 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.30:1 Very poor#4E2FA8 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E2FA8 in CSS

/* Royalty */
.color { color: #4E2FA8; }
.background { background-color: #4E2FA8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E2FA8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 47 168);
color: hsl(255 56% 42%);
color: oklch(0.421 0.181 287.7);

#4E2FA8 FAQ

What color is #4E2FA8?

#4E2FA8 is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Royalty. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E2FA8?

#4E2FA8 is rgb(78, 47, 168) in RGB, hsl(255, 56%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(54%, 72%, 0%, 34%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E2FA8?

The complementary color of #4E2FA8 is #89A82F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E2FA8?

White text has the best contrast on #4E2FA8: 9.15:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E2FA8 a warm or cool color?

#4E2FA8 is a cool color.