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#4E1968 — Deep Purple

#4E1968 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 #4E1968 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.

#4E1968 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 #336719; it also sits naturally between #261967 and #67195A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#4E1968 · RGB 78, 25, 104

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Color values

HEX#4E1968
RGB78, 25, 104
HSL280°, 61%, 25%
HSV280°, 76%, 41%
CMYK25%, 76%, 0%, 59%
XYZ5.99, 3.31, 13.42
Yxy3.31, 0.2635, 0.1459
CIE-Lab21.26, 38.35, -35.29
Hunter Lab18.21, 28.27, -33.18

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 10% · Blue 41%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 0% · Key 59%

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

Previews

Sample text in #4E1968 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #4E1968 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #4E1968

.text { color: #4E1968; }
.background { background-color: #4E1968; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E1968; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 25, 104); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 61%, 25%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E1968; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 25, 104, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E1968; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 25, 104, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E1968">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E1968">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4E1968

#47175E#401556#3A134E#341146#2E0F3E#250C31#1F0A29#190821#120619#0C0410

Tints of #4E1968

#622083#7827A0#8D2EBD#A03ED0#B05FD8#BE7CDF#CC98E6#DAB5ED#E9D2F4#F7EFFB

Tones of #4E1968

#4B1F61#49245C#472956#452F50#43354B#423A45

Color harmonies

Complementary — #336719:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text12.63:1 AAA
Against black text1.66:1 Fails

Best text color on #4E1968: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E1968

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #4E1968: ·

How #4E1968 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #373755Deuteranopia · #3A3E50Tritanopia · #4B4642

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:

Tailwind zinc 600 · #52525BTailwind gray 600 · #4B5563Tailwind slate 600 · #475569

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4E1968 rather than the exact color:

Modern Mirage
#232D4C · #501A6C · #290A18 · #794823
Rustic Ruby Cascade
#4A1668 · #6F1C43 · #312319 · #546F1C
Tranquil Tempest
#C59EE0 · #8338B8 · #461966 · #2D1141
Palette 4e1f6e
#4E1F6E · #3E3E75 · #45A9A9 · #98E8DE
Palette 6fe7dd
#6FE7DD · #3490DE · #6639A6 · #521262
Ruby Marble
#4C2365 · #7F5D99 · #9E7EB5 · #C4A4DA

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#501A6C#4A1668#461966#4E1F6E#521262#4C2365#471067#472266#5A186D#581F62#530F61#4B0F71

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4E1967  ·  #4E1969 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E1968?

#4E1968 is Deep Purple, a purple color (RGB 78, 25, 104). Its closest standard named color is Indigo.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E1968?

#4E1968 is RGB 78, 25, 104 — HSL 280°, 61%, 25% — CMYK 25%, 76%, 0%, 59%.

What colors go with #4E1968?

Its complement is #336719; analogous partners are #261967 and #67195A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E1968 for text?

White text on #4E1968 has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.66:1.