Purple navy (#4e5180) color information

Hex color #4e5180 can simply be referred to as "Purple navy". It's labeled as "dark gray". When people from western culture see this color, Purple navy (#4e5180), used in marketing and promotions, they might associate it with being simplistic, modern or futuristic, elegant, travel, and middle-ground. This color isn't popular for health care.

Breakdown of Purple navy (#4e5180)

#4e5180 is made up of (78, 81, 128) in RGB colorspace and (39.06, 36.72, 0.00, 49.80) in CMYK colorspace. Its decimal value is 5132672 and the closest web-safe color code to it is #666699. White should be used ontop of #4e5180 to ensure the best legibility.

Here's a color conversion chart. It contains technical information about the hex color #4e5180. If you're a programmer, view the code snippets section for prepared language syntax.
hex #4e5180 luma #85.33
Websafe hex #666699 Black/white pairing White
rgb rgb(78, 81, 128) Adobe RGB (81.00, 81.00, 124.00)
rgb percent (%) rgb(31%, 32%, 50%) Closest named color Purple navy
rgba rgba(78.0, 81.0, 128.0, 1.0) Hunter-Lab (30.00, 8.74, -22.99)
cmyk cmyk(39.06, 36.72, 0.00, 49.80) CIE-L*ab (35.98, 11.97, -25.93)
hsv hsv(236.84, 23.46, 40.50) CIE-L*Ch(ab) (35.98, 28.56, 294.78)
hsb hsb(236.84, 38.00, 50.00) CIE-L*uv (35.98, -2.59, -36.92)
RGB COMPOSITION
CMYK Composition

Compliments of #Purple navy (#4e5180)

The Complimentary color scheme is made up of two colors. These two colors are opposite one another in the color spectrum. The first color is called the "base" #4e5180 and the second color is called the "compliment" #7f7c4f.

#4e5180
#7f7c4f
The Split Complimentary color scheme offers most of the contrast of the Complimentary Color scheme but without being as intense.

Split Complimentary Colors of #Purple navy (#4e5180)

There are three colors that make up the Split Complimentary color scheme. The base color #4e5180 is paired with the two colors on either side of the compliment color #7f7c4f.

#7f7c4f
#4e5180
#7f644f
The Split Complimentary color scheme offers most of the contrast of the Complimentary Color scheme but without being as intense.

Triadic Colors of Purple navy (#4e5180)

The Triadic color scheme is made up of three colors. When viewed on a color wheel, all three colors are spaced evenly (120°) apart.

#7caf35
#4e5180
#527f4f
This color scheme tends to produce colors that are quite vibrant, regardless of saturation.

Tetradic Colors of Purple navy (#4e5180)

Fours colors make up the Tetradic color scheme. All four colors are spaced evenly (90°) apart when visualized on a color wheel.

#4e5180
#7f4f52
#7f7c4f
#4f7f7c
Find balance between the warm and cold colors if you desire to use the Tetradic color scheme in your design.

Analagous Colors of Purple navy (#4e5180)

The Analagous color scheme is made up of three colors. The three colors sit next to one another on the color wheel. The palette is made in similar fashion to how the Split Complimentary palette is made. However, the two secondary colors are adjacent to the base, not the compliment.

#644f7f
#4e5180
#4f6a7f
Analagous colors often appear in nature. If you're designing with the outdoors in mind, keep this color harmony at your disposal.

Purple navy (#4e5180) Gradients

A color gradient may also be known as color progression or a color ramp. A gradient is the gradual transition of one color into another. This section showcases gradients featuring #4e5180 as the base color. The secondary colors come from the sections above.

#4e5180 → #7f7c4f
#4e5180 → #8385a6
#4e5180 → #ffffff
#4e5180 → #644f7f
#4e5180 → #2e304c
#4e5180 → #4f6a7f

How #4e5180 looks in different atmospheres

Seeing #4e5180 on a computer or phone screen is much different than how it may appear in the real world. Shown here are 20 different environment types and how #4e5180 could potentially look inside each of them, given perfect conditions.

Ultralume 30, Philips TL83
Ultralume 40, Philips TL84
Ultralume 50, Philips TL85
Cool White Fluorescent
Sylvania F40, D50 simulator
Daylight fluorescent, D65 simulator
Lite White Fluorescent
Daylight Fluorescent
Warm White Fluorescent
White Fluorescent
Cool fluorescent
Daylight Fluorescent
Equal energy
North sky daylight
Daylight, sRGB, Adobe-RGB
Mid-morning daylight

Named colors and Interior Paints close to Purple navy (#4e5180)

Colors that have names have reached a point of status where they're more than just a hex code: they're real-world associated.

#4e5180 Might be precisely the color you're looking for. But, the colors below are a close match. What's better is that they're named colors, meaning chances are there's more information about them. If you feel like taking a slight deviation in hue, click a color below to learn about why it's so unique.

Deep Space Sparkle
Cadet
Dark electric blue
Payne's grey
Black coral
Dark slate blue
Independence
Cyber grape

Programming Language Syntax for #4e5180

Here you can easily copy-and-paste formatted color code for use with your favorite programming/markup languages like HTML/CSS, Java, Objective-C, and GameMaker Language.

Language Syntax
HTML, CSS #4e5180
Java new Color(78, 81, 128);
.NET Color.FromArgb(255, 78, 81, 128);
Objective-C [UIColor colorWithRed:78 green:81 blue:128 alpha:1.00000];
OpenGL glColor3f(78f, 81f, 128f);
Swift UIColor(red:78, green:81, blue:128, alpha:1.00000)
GameMaker Language (GML) $80514e
Python Color('#4e5180')

Base Conversions of hex color #4e5180

This useful chart contains technical information about the hexadecimal color #4e5180. For example, the direct decimal conversion is 5132672 while the individual RGB conversions are: rgb(78, 81, 128).

Red Green Blue
Binary 01001110 01010001 10000000
Hex 4e 51 80
Octal 116 121 200
Decimal 78 81 128

Icons incorporating the color #4e5180

If you're considering using #4e5180 in a logo or design, you can quickly reference below to see how various symbols, icons, and emblems look.