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#4E40DD closest to Blurple

#4E40DD is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Blurple. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 25.1% green and 86.7% blue (rgb(78, 64, 221)). Its HSL value is 245° hue, 70% saturation and 56% lightness, and in CMYK it is 65% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #4E40DD is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.77:1.

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Variations of #4E40DD

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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#4E40DD 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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#4E40DD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E40DD 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 #0055DA
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0061E2
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0059E0
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0055DA
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0050DB
  • Tritanopia 63% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #006B8A
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3855BD
  • Achromatopsia 54% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5B5B5B
  • Achromatomaly 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #58558B

#4E40DD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.77:1 Good#4E40DD text on white
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AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.10:1 Poor#4E40DD text on black
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AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#4E40DD in CSS

/* Blurple */
.color { color: #4E40DD; }
.background { background-color: #4E40DD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E40DD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 64 221);
color: hsl(245 70% 56%);
color: oklch(0.494 0.227 278.1);

#4E40DD FAQ

What color is #4E40DD?

#4E40DD is a medium, 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 #4E40DD?

#4E40DD is rgb(78, 64, 221) in RGB, hsl(245, 70%, 56%) in HSL and cmyk(65%, 71%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E40DD?

The complementary color of #4E40DD is #CFDD40, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E40DD?

White text has the best contrast on #4E40DD: 6.77:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E40DD a warm or cool color?

#4E40DD is a cool color.