Palettes / Colors / #4E18CE

#4E18CE — Vivid Purple

#4E18CE is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #4E18CE 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.

#4E18CE 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 #97CD18; it also sits naturally between #183CCD and #A918CD. 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 81%

Cyan 62% · Magenta 88% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E18CE

.text { color: #4E18CE; }
.background { background-color: #4E18CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E18CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 24, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 79%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E18CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 24, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E18CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 24, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E18CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E18CE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #97CD18:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E18CE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E18CE

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 #4E18CE 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 #4E18CE 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

← #4E18CD  ·  #4E18CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E18CE?

#4E18CE is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 78, 24, 206). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E18CE?

#4E18CE is RGB 78, 24, 206 — HSL 258°, 79%, 45% — CMYK 62%, 88%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #4E18CE?

Its complement is #97CD18; analogous partners are #183CCD and #A918CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E18CE for text?

White text on #4E18CE has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.35:1.