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#4E51BB closest to Blasphemous Blue

#4E51BB is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Blasphemous Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 31.8% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(78, 81, 187)). Its HSL value is 238° hue, 44% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 58% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #4E51BB is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.52:1.

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Variations of #4E51BB

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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#4E51BB 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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#4E51BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E51BB 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 #225DBD
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0059B9
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #2057BA
  • Tritanopia 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #026A7E
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #405CA3
  • Achromatopsia 67% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5E5E5E
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #5A5B7E

#4E51BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.52:1 Good#4E51BB text on white
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AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.22:1 Poor#4E51BB text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#4E51BB in CSS

/* Blasphemous Blue */
.color { color: #4E51BB; }
.background { background-color: #4E51BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E51BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 81 187);
color: hsl(238 44% 52%);
color: oklch(0.493 0.163 277.3);

#4E51BB FAQ

What color is #4E51BB?

#4E51BB 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 #4E51BB?

#4E51BB is rgb(78, 81, 187) in RGB, hsl(238, 44%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(58%, 57%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E51BB?

The complementary color of #4E51BB is #BBB84E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E51BB?

White text has the best contrast on #4E51BB: 6.52:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E51BB a warm or cool color?

#4E51BB is a cool color.