Palettes / Colors / #4E00EC

#4E00EC — Vivid Purple

#4E00EC is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the purple family.

#4E00EC 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 #9CEB00; it also sits naturally between #0027EB and #C300EB. 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 31% · Green 0% · Blue 93%

Cyan 67% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E00EC

.text { color: #4E00EC; }
.background { background-color: #4E00EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E00EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 0, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(260, 100%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E00EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 0, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E00EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 0, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E00EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E00EC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9CEB00:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E00EC: #FFFFFF.

How #4E00EC 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 #4E00EC 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 #4E00EC?

#4E00EC is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 78, 0, 236). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E00EC?

#4E00EC is RGB 78, 0, 236 — HSL 260°, 100%, 46% — CMYK 67%, 100%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #4E00EC?

Its complement is #9CEB00; analogous partners are #0027EB and #C300EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E00EC for text?

White text on #4E00EC has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.54:1.