Palettes / Colors / #4E178D

#4E178D — Purple

#4E178D 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 #4E178D 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.

#4E178D 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 #568C17; it also sits naturally between #171B8C and #88178C. 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 9% · Blue 55%

Cyan 45% · Magenta 84% · Yellow 0% · Key 45%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E178D

.text { color: #4E178D; }
.background { background-color: #4E178D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E178D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 23, 141); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(268, 72%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E178D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 23, 141, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E178D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 23, 141, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E178D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E178D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4E178D

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #568C17:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E178D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E178D

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 #4E178D 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 #4E178D 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

← #4E178C  ·  #4E178E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E178D?

#4E178D is Purple, a purple color (RGB 78, 23, 141). Its closest standard named color is Indigo.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E178D?

#4E178D is RGB 78, 23, 141 — HSL 268°, 72%, 32% — CMYK 45%, 84%, 0%, 45%.

What colors go with #4E178D?

Its complement is #568C17; analogous partners are #171B8C and #88178C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E178D for text?

White text on #4E178D has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.83:1.