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#4E476B closest to Nightly Walk

#4E476B 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 42.0% blue (rgb(78, 71, 107)). Its HSL value is 252° hue, 20% saturation and 35% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black. #4E476B is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.62:1.

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Variations of #4E476B

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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#4E476B 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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#4E476B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E476B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #3E4B6A
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3E4C6C
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #424B6C
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #3E4B6A
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #444A6A
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #484D54
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4C4A61
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4C4C4C
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4C4B55

#4E476B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.62:1 Very good#4E476B text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.44:1 Very poor#4E476B text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E476B in CSS

/* Nightly Walk */
.color { color: #4E476B; }
.background { background-color: #4E476B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E476B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 71 107);
color: hsl(252 20% 35%);
color: oklch(0.420 0.060 292.6);

#4E476B FAQ

What color is #4E476B?

#4E476B 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 #4E476B?

#4E476B is rgb(78, 71, 107) in RGB, hsl(252, 20%, 35%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 34%, 0%, 58%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E476B?

The complementary color of #4E476B is #646B47, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E476B?

White text has the best contrast on #4E476B: 8.62:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E476B a warm or cool color?

#4E476B is a cool color.