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#4E3D4E closest to Black Magic

#4E3D4E is a dark, muted purple; the closest named color is Black Magic. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 23.9% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(78, 61, 78)). Its HSL value is 300° hue, 12% saturation and 27% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. #4E3D4E is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.99:1.

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#4E3D4E color conversion

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Variations of #4E3D4E

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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#4E3D4E 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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#4E3D4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E3D4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #40434D
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3C414F
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #41404E
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #40434D
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #44414E
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4F3E43
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4F3E49
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #424242
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #454145

#4E3D4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.99:1 Very good#4E3D4E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.10:1 Very poor#4E3D4E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E3D4E in CSS

/* Black Magic */
.color { color: #4E3D4E; }
.background { background-color: #4E3D4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E3D4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 61 78);
color: hsl(300 12% 27%);
color: oklch(0.385 0.036 326.3);

#4E3D4E FAQ

What color is #4E3D4E?

#4E3D4E is a dark, muted purple. Its closest named color is Black Magic. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E3D4E?

#4E3D4E is rgb(78, 61, 78) in RGB, hsl(300, 12%, 27%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 22%, 0%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E3D4E?

The complementary color of #4E3D4E is #3D4E3D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E3D4E?

White text has the best contrast on #4E3D4E: 9.99:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E3D4E a warm or cool color?

#4E3D4E is a cool color.