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#4E50BB closest to Blasphemous Blue

#4E50BB is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Blasphemous Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 31.4% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(78, 80, 187)). Its HSL value is 239° hue, 44% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 58% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #4E50BB is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.59:1.

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Variations of #4E50BB

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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#4E50BB 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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#4E50BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E50BB 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 #0059B9
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0062BF
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #205DBD
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0059B9
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #1E57BA
  • Tritanopia 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #02697D
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #405BA3
  • Achromatopsia 67% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5D5D5D
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #5A5A7D

#4E50BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.59:1 Good#4E50BB text on white
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AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.19:1 Poor#4E50BB text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#4E50BB in CSS

/* Blasphemous Blue */
.color { color: #4E50BB; }
.background { background-color: #4E50BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E50BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 80 187);
color: hsl(239 44% 52%);
color: oklch(0.491 0.165 277.6);

#4E50BB FAQ

What color is #4E50BB?

#4E50BB is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Blasphemous Blue. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E50BB?

#4E50BB is rgb(78, 80, 187) in RGB, hsl(239, 44%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(58%, 57%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E50BB?

The complementary color of #4E50BB is #BBB94E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E50BB?

White text has the best contrast on #4E50BB: 6.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E50BB a warm or cool color?

#4E50BB is a cool color.