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#4E4E93 closest to Twilight

#4E4E93 is a dark, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Twilight. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 30.6% green and 57.6% blue (rgb(78, 78, 147)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 31% saturation and 44% lightness, and in CMYK it is 47% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black. #4E4E93 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.41:1.

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Variations of #4E4E93

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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#4E4E93 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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#4E4E93 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E4E93 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #2E5391
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #325896
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3A5594
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #2E5391
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #3A5292
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #375C69
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #475482
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #555555
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #545469

#4E4E93 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.41:1 Very good#4E4E93 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.84:1 Very poor#4E4E93 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E4E93 in CSS

/* Twilight */
.color { color: #4E4E93; }
.background { background-color: #4E4E93; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E4E93; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 78 147);
color: hsl(240 31% 44%);
color: oklch(0.458 0.110 281.1);

#4E4E93 FAQ

What color is #4E4E93?

#4E4E93 is a dark, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Twilight. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E4E93?

#4E4E93 is rgb(78, 78, 147) in RGB, hsl(240, 31%, 44%) in HSL and cmyk(47%, 47%, 0%, 42%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E4E93?

The complementary color of #4E4E93 is #93934E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E4E93?

White text has the best contrast on #4E4E93: 7.41:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E4E93 a warm or cool color?

#4E4E93 is a cool color.