Palettes / Colors / #4E156F

#4E156F — Deep Purple

#4E156F 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 #4E156F 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.

#4E156F 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 #366F15; it also sits naturally between #21156F and #6F1563. 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 8% · Blue 44%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 56%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E156F

.text { color: #4E156F; }
.background { background-color: #4E156F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E156F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 21, 111); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 68%, 26%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E156F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 21, 111, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E156F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 21, 111, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E156F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E156F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4E156F

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #366F15:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E156F: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E156F

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 #4E156F 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 #4E156F 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

← #4E156E  ·  #4E1570 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E156F?

#4E156F is Deep Purple, a purple color (RGB 78, 21, 111). Its closest standard named color is Indigo.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E156F?

#4E156F is RGB 78, 21, 111 — HSL 278°, 68%, 26% — CMYK 30%, 81%, 0%, 56%.

What colors go with #4E156F?

Its complement is #366F15; analogous partners are #21156F and #6F1563. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E156F for text?

White text on #4E156F has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.66:1.