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4E508E

#4E508E closest to Twilight

#4E508E is a dark, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Twilight. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 31.4% green and 55.7% blue (rgb(78, 80, 142)). Its HSL value is 238° hue, 29% saturation and 43% lightness, and in CMYK it is 45% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black. #4E508E is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.34:1.

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Variations of #4E508E

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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#4E508E 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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#4E508E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E508E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #35548D
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #395890
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3F568F
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #35548D
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #3E538D
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #395D68
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #48557E
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #565656
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #545568

#4E508E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.34:1 Very good#4E508E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.86:1 Very poor#4E508E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E508E in CSS

/* Twilight */
.color { color: #4E508E; }
.background { background-color: #4E508E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E508E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 80 142);
color: hsl(238 29% 43%);
color: oklch(0.459 0.100 280.3);

#4E508E FAQ

What color is #4E508E?

#4E508E 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 #4E508E?

#4E508E is rgb(78, 80, 142) in RGB, hsl(238, 29%, 43%) in HSL and cmyk(45%, 44%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E508E?

The complementary color of #4E508E is #8E8C4E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E508E?

White text has the best contrast on #4E508E: 7.34:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E508E a warm or cool color?

#4E508E is a cool color.