Palettes / Colors / #4C1958

#4C1958 — Deep Purple

#4C1958 is a purple color we call Deep Purple, closest to the named color Indigo (#4B0082). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indigo (#4B0082) — not an exact match. CSS indigo gives you #4B0082, a different color; use #4C1958 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.

#4C1958 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is deep enough for text, outlines and dark interface surfaces, and makes light colors glow next to it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #245819; it also sits naturally between #2D1958 and #581944. 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 30% · Green 10% · Blue 35%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 0% · Key 65%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4C1958

.text { color: #4C1958; }
.background { background-color: #4C1958; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4C1958; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(76, 25, 88); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 56%, 22%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4C1958; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(76, 25, 88, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4C1958; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(76, 25, 88, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4C1958">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4C1958">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #245819:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4C1958: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4C1958

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 #4C1958 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 #4C1958 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 #4C1958?

#4C1958 is Deep Purple, a purple color (RGB 76, 25, 88). Its closest standard named color is Indigo.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4C1958?

#4C1958 is RGB 76, 25, 88 — HSL 289°, 56%, 22% — CMYK 14%, 72%, 0%, 65%.

What colors go with #4C1958?

Its complement is #245819; analogous partners are #2D1958 and #581944. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4C1958 for text?

White text on #4C1958 has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.59:1.