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#4E475E closest to Nightly Walk

#4E475E is a dark, muted purple; the closest named color is Nightly Walk. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 27.8% green and 36.9% blue (rgb(78, 71, 94)). Its HSL value is 258° hue, 14% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black. #4E475E is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.80:1.

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Variations of #4E475E

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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#4E475E 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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#4E475E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E475E 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 #434A5D
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #424A5F
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #464A5F
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #434A5D
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #47495E
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4B4A4F
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4D4857
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4A4A4A
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4B4A50

#4E475E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.80:1 Very good#4E475E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.39:1 Very poor#4E475E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E475E in CSS

/* Nightly Walk */
.color { color: #4E475E; }
.background { background-color: #4E475E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E475E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 71 94);
color: hsl(258 14% 32%);
color: oklch(0.414 0.039 298.6);

#4E475E FAQ

What color is #4E475E?

#4E475E 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 #4E475E?

#4E475E is rgb(78, 71, 94) in RGB, hsl(258, 14%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 24%, 0%, 63%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E475E?

The complementary color of #4E475E is #575E47, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E475E?

White text has the best contrast on #4E475E: 8.80:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E475E a warm or cool color?

#4E475E is a cool color.