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#4E3986 closest to Kingfisher Daisy

#4E3986 is a dark, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Kingfisher Daisy. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 22.4% green and 52.5% blue (rgb(78, 57, 134)). Its HSL value is 256° hue, 40% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 42% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black. #4E3986 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.32:1.

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Variations of #4E3986

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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#4E3986 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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#4E3986 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E3986 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #184584
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #124889
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2B4487
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #184584
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #304285
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #3F495A
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4A4074
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #474747
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #49445C

#4E3986 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.32:1 Very good#4E3986 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.25:1 Very poor#4E3986 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E3986 in CSS

/* Kingfisher Daisy */
.color { color: #4E3986; }
.background { background-color: #4E3986; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E3986; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 57 134);
color: hsl(256 40% 37%);
color: oklch(0.409 0.124 292.7);

#4E3986 FAQ

What color is #4E3986?

#4E3986 is a dark, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Kingfisher Daisy. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E3986?

#4E3986 is rgb(78, 57, 134) in RGB, hsl(256, 40%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(42%, 57%, 0%, 47%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E3986?

The complementary color of #4E3986 is #718639, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E3986?

White text has the best contrast on #4E3986: 9.32:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E3986 a warm or cool color?

#4E3986 is a cool color.