Palettes / Colors / #4606DB

#4606DB — Vivid Purple

#4606DB is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #4606DB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#4606DB is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9BDB06; it also sits naturally between #0630DB and #B006DB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 27% · Green 2% · Blue 86%

Cyan 68% · Magenta 97% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #4606DB

.text { color: #4606DB; }
.background { background-color: #4606DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4606DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(70, 6, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 95%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4606DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(70, 6, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4606DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(70, 6, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4606DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4606DB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9BDB06:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4606DB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4606DB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #4606DB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4606DB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #4606DB?

#4606DB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 70, 6, 219). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4606DB?

#4606DB is RGB 70, 6, 219 — HSL 258°, 95%, 44% — CMYK 68%, 97%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #4606DB?

Its complement is #9BDB06; analogous partners are #0630DB and #B006DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4606DB for text?

White text on #4606DB has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.31:1.