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#4E44AE closest to Galaxy Express

#4E44AE is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Galaxy Express. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 26.7% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(78, 68, 174)). Its HSL value is 246° hue, 44% saturation and 47% lightness, and in CMYK it is 55% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. #4E44AE is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.60:1.

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Variations of #4E44AE

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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#4E44AE 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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#4E44AE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E44AE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0050AC
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0057B1
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #1752B0
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0050AC
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #1B4DAD
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #215D72
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #435096
  • Achromatopsia 67% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #545454
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #525073

#4E44AE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.60:1 Very good#4E44AE text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.76:1 Very poor#4E44AE text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E44AE in CSS

/* Galaxy Express */
.color { color: #4E44AE; }
.background { background-color: #4E44AE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E44AE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 68 174);
color: hsl(246 44% 47%);
color: oklch(0.459 0.163 282.1);

#4E44AE FAQ

What color is #4E44AE?

#4E44AE is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Galaxy Express. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E44AE?

#4E44AE is rgb(78, 68, 174) in RGB, hsl(246, 44%, 47%) in HSL and cmyk(55%, 61%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E44AE?

The complementary color of #4E44AE is #A4AE44, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E44AE?

White text has the best contrast on #4E44AE: 7.60:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E44AE a warm or cool color?

#4E44AE is a cool color.