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#4E4E6B closest to Intergalactic

#4E4E6B is a dark, muted purple; the closest named color is Intergalactic. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 30.6% green and 42.0% blue (rgb(78, 78, 107)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 16% saturation and 36% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black. #4E4E6B is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.00:1.

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#4E4E6B color conversion

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Variations of #4E4E6B

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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#4E4E6B 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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#4E4E6B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E4E6B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #45506A
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #46516C
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #48506C
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #45506A
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #484F6B
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #475358
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4C5063
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #515151
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #505058

#4E4E6B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.00:1 Very good#4E4E6B text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.63:1 Very poor#4E4E6B text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E4E6B in CSS

/* Intergalactic */
.color { color: #4E4E6B; }
.background { background-color: #4E4E6B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E4E6B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 78 107);
color: hsl(240 16% 36%);
color: oklch(0.436 0.048 284.3);

#4E4E6B FAQ

What color is #4E4E6B?

#4E4E6B is a dark, muted purple. Its closest named color is Intergalactic. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E4E6B?

#4E4E6B is rgb(78, 78, 107) in RGB, hsl(240, 16%, 36%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 27%, 0%, 58%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E4E6B?

The complementary color of #4E4E6B is #6B6B4E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E4E6B?

White text has the best contrast on #4E4E6B: 8.00:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E4E6B a warm or cool color?

#4E4E6B is a cool color.