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#4E5481 Dusk

#4E5481 is a dark, muted purple named Dusk. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 32.9% green and 50.6% blue (rgb(78, 84, 129)). Its HSL value is 233° hue, 25% saturation and 41% lightness, and in CMYK it is 40% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black. #4E5481 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.22:1.

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Variations of #4E5481

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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#4E5481 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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#4E5481 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E5481 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 #425580
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #455983
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #475882
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #425580
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #465580
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #3F5D64
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #495875
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #575757
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #555664

#4E5481 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.22:1 Very good#4E5481 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.91:1 Very poor#4E5481 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E5481 in CSS

/* Dusk */
.color { color: #4E5481; }
.background { background-color: #4E5481; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E5481; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 84 129);
color: hsl(233 25% 41%);
color: oklch(0.461 0.074 277.3);

#4E5481 FAQ

What color is #4E5481?

#4E5481 is a dark, muted purple. Its closest named color is Dusk. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E5481?

#4E5481 is rgb(78, 84, 129) in RGB, hsl(233, 25%, 41%) in HSL and cmyk(40%, 35%, 0%, 49%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E5481?

The complementary color of #4E5481 is #817B4E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E5481?

White text has the best contrast on #4E5481: 7.22:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E5481 a warm or cool color?

#4E5481 is a cool color.