Palettes / Colors / #4E159A

#4E159A — Purple

#4E159A is a purple color we call 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 #4E159A 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.

#4E159A 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 #5F9915; it also sits naturally between #151E99 and #901599. 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 60%

Cyan 49% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 0% · Key 40%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E159A

.text { color: #4E159A; }
.background { background-color: #4E159A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E159A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 21, 154); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(266, 76%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E159A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 21, 154, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E159A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 21, 154, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E159A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E159A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4E159A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5F9915:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E159A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E159A

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 #4E159A 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 #4E159A 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

← #4E1599  ·  #4E159B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E159A?

#4E159A is Purple, a purple color (RGB 78, 21, 154). Its closest standard named color is Indigo.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E159A?

#4E159A is RGB 78, 21, 154 — HSL 266°, 76%, 34% — CMYK 49%, 86%, 0%, 40%.

What colors go with #4E159A?

Its complement is #5F9915; analogous partners are #151E99 and #901599. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E159A for text?

White text on #4E159A has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.90:1.