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#4E49EF closest to Meteor Shower

#4E49EF is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Meteor Shower. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 28.6% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(78, 73, 239)). Its HSL value is 242° hue, 84% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 67% cyan, 69% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #4E49EF is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.96:1.

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Variations of #4E49EF

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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#4E49EF 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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#4E49EF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E49EF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #005CEC
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #006BF4
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0062F2
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #005CEC
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0058ED
  • Tritanopia 62% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #007797
  • Tritanomaly 85% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #315FCD
  • Achromatopsia 52% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #646464
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #5F5E97

#4E49EF contrast checker

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5.96:1 Good#4E49EF text on white
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AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.52:1 Poor#4E49EF text on black
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#4E49EF in CSS

/* Meteor Shower */
.color { color: #4E49EF; }
.background { background-color: #4E49EF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E49EF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 73 239);
color: hsl(242 84% 61%);
color: oklch(0.524 0.239 275.6);

#4E49EF FAQ

What color is #4E49EF?

#4E49EF is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Meteor Shower. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E49EF?

#4E49EF is rgb(78, 73, 239) in RGB, hsl(242, 84%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(67%, 69%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E49EF?

The complementary color of #4E49EF is #EAEF49, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E49EF?

White text has the best contrast on #4E49EF: 5.96:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E49EF a warm or cool color?

#4E49EF is a cool color.