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#4E56BF closest to Savoy Blue

#4E56BF is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Savoy Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 33.7% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(78, 86, 191)). Its HSL value is 236° hue, 47% saturation and 53% lightness, and in CMYK it is 59% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #4E56BF is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.16:1.

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Variations of #4E56BF

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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#4E56BF 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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#4E56BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E56BF 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 #005DBD
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0966C3
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2762C1
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #005DBD
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #245BBE
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #006F82
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3F61A7
  • Achromatopsia 67% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #616161
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #5D5F81

#4E56BF contrast checker

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AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.41:1 Poor#4E56BF text on black
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#4E56BF in CSS

/* Savoy Blue */
.color { color: #4E56BF; }
.background { background-color: #4E56BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E56BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 86 191);
color: hsl(236 47% 53%);
color: oklch(0.505 0.162 275.7);

#4E56BF FAQ

What color is #4E56BF?

#4E56BF is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Savoy Blue. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E56BF?

#4E56BF is rgb(78, 86, 191) in RGB, hsl(236, 47%, 53%) in HSL and cmyk(59%, 55%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E56BF?

The complementary color of #4E56BF is #BFB74E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E56BF?

White text has the best contrast on #4E56BF: 6.16:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E56BF a warm or cool color?

#4E56BF is a cool color.