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4E415A

#4E415A closest to Black Magic

#4E415A is a dark, muted purple; the closest named color is Black Magic. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 25.5% green and 35.3% blue (rgb(78, 65, 90)). Its HSL value is 271° hue, 16% saturation and 30% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. #4E415A is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.43:1.

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Variations of #4E415A

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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#4E415A 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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#4E415A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E415A 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 #3F4659
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3D465B
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #42445B
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #3F4659
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #44455A
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4D444A
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4E4253
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #464646
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #48454C

#4E415A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.43:1 Very good#4E415A text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.23:1 Very poor#4E415A text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E415A in CSS

/* Black Magic */
.color { color: #4E415A; }
.background { background-color: #4E415A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E415A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 65 90);
color: hsl(271 16% 30%);
color: oklch(0.399 0.044 308.1);

#4E415A FAQ

What color is #4E415A?

#4E415A 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 #4E415A?

#4E415A is rgb(78, 65, 90) in RGB, hsl(271, 16%, 30%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 28%, 0%, 65%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E415A?

The complementary color of #4E415A is #4D5A41, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E415A?

White text has the best contrast on #4E415A: 9.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E415A a warm or cool color?

#4E415A is a cool color.