Close to Eggplant
#4E455F
#4E455F is a dark, soft, grayish purple, close to the color Eggplant. In RGB it’s made of 30.6% red, 27.1% green, and 37.3% blue. Its hue is 261°, with 16% saturation and 32% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #4E455F.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
8.97:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.34:1 FailThis color as text on white
8.97:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.34:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #4E455F as they’d see it.
#4E455F in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #4E455F
What color is #4E455F?
#4E455F is a dark, soft, grayish purple, close to the color Eggplant. In RGB it’s made of 30.6% red, 27.1% green, and 37.3% blue. Its hue is 261°, with 16% saturation and 32% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #4E455F in RGB?
#4E455F is rgb(78, 69, 95): 78 red, 69 green, and 95 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #4E455F in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(18, 27, 0, 63). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #4E455F?
PANTONE 269 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #4E455F?
Its complement #434D32 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.