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#4E415B closest to Nightly Walk

#4E415B is a dark, muted purple; the closest named color is Nightly Walk. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 25.5% green and 35.7% blue (rgb(78, 65, 91)). Its HSL value is 270° hue, 17% saturation and 31% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black. #4E415B is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.41:1.

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Variations of #4E415B

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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#4E415B 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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#4E415B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E415B 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 #3F465A
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3C465C
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #42455C
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #3F465A
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #44455B
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4C454A
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4E4254
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #464646
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #48454C

#4E415B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.41:1 Very good#4E415B text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.23:1 Very poor#4E415B text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E415B in CSS

/* Nightly Walk */
.color { color: #4E415B; }
.background { background-color: #4E415B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E415B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 65 91);
color: hsl(270 17% 31%);
color: oklch(0.399 0.046 307.2);

#4E415B FAQ

What color is #4E415B?

#4E415B is a dark, muted purple. Its closest named color is Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E415B?

#4E415B is rgb(78, 65, 91) in RGB, hsl(270, 17%, 31%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 29%, 0%, 64%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E415B?

The complementary color of #4E415B is #4E5B41, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E415B?

White text has the best contrast on #4E415B: 9.41:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E415B a warm or cool color?

#4E415B is a cool color.