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4E39CD

#4E39CD closest to Blurple

#4E39CD is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Blurple. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 22.4% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(78, 57, 205)). Its HSL value is 249° hue, 60% saturation and 51% lightness, and in CMYK it is 62% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #4E39CD is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.52:1.

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Variations of #4E39CD

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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#4E39CD 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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#4E39CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E39CD 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 #004FCA
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #005AD1
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0052CF
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #004FCA
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #004ACC
  • Tritanopia 65% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #006280
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3D4DAF
  • Achromatopsia 57% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #545454
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #534F81

#4E39CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.52:1 Very good#4E39CD text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.79:1 Very poor#4E39CD text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E39CD in CSS

/* Blurple */
.color { color: #4E39CD; }
.background { background-color: #4E39CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E39CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 57 205);
color: hsl(249 60% 51%);
color: oklch(0.469 0.215 280.6);

#4E39CD FAQ

What color is #4E39CD?

#4E39CD is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Blurple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E39CD?

#4E39CD is rgb(78, 57, 205) in RGB, hsl(249, 60%, 51%) in HSL and cmyk(62%, 72%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E39CD?

The complementary color of #4E39CD is #B8CD39, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E39CD?

White text has the best contrast on #4E39CD: 7.52:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E39CD a warm or cool color?

#4E39CD is a cool color.