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#4E356F closest to Meteorite

#4E356F is a dark, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Meteorite. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 20.8% green and 43.5% blue (rgb(78, 53, 111)). Its HSL value is 266° hue, 35% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 30% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black. #4E356F is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.18:1.

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Variations of #4E356F

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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#4E356F 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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#4E356F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E356F appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #29416E
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #234171
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #323E70
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #29416E
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #373E6E
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #48404D
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4D3A61
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #414141
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #453E50

#4E356F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.18:1 Very good#4E356F text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.06:1 Very poor#4E356F text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E356F in CSS

/* Meteorite */
.color { color: #4E356F; }
.background { background-color: #4E356F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E356F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 53 111);
color: hsl(266 35% 32%);
color: oklch(0.386 0.098 301.9);

#4E356F FAQ

What color is #4E356F?

#4E356F is a dark, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Meteorite. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E356F?

#4E356F is rgb(78, 53, 111) in RGB, hsl(266, 35%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(30%, 52%, 0%, 56%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E356F?

The complementary color of #4E356F is #566F35, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E356F?

White text has the best contrast on #4E356F: 10.18:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E356F a warm or cool color?

#4E356F is a cool color.