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4E455A

#4E455A closest to Black Magic

#4E455A is a dark, muted purple; the closest named color is Black Magic. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 27.1% green and 35.3% blue (rgb(78, 69, 90)). Its HSL value is 266° hue, 13% saturation and 31% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. #4E455A is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.04:1.

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Variations of #4E455A

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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#4E455A 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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#4E455A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E455A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #434959
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #41485B
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #45485A
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #434959
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #46485A
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4C484C
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4E4654
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #494949
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4A484D

#4E455A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.04:1 Very good#4E455A text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.32:1 Very poor#4E455A text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E455A in CSS

/* Black Magic */
.color { color: #4E455A; }
.background { background-color: #4E455A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E455A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 69 90);
color: hsl(266 13% 31%);
color: oklch(0.408 0.036 304.3);

#4E455A FAQ

What color is #4E455A?

#4E455A 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 #4E455A?

#4E455A is rgb(78, 69, 90) in RGB, hsl(266, 13%, 31%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 23%, 0%, 65%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E455A?

The complementary color of #4E455A is #515A45, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E455A?

White text has the best contrast on #4E455A: 9.04:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E455A a warm or cool color?

#4E455A is a cool color.