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#4E22BF — Purple

#4E22BF is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslateblue (#483D8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkslateblue gives you #483D8B, a different color; use #4E22BF 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.

#4E22BF 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 #92BF22; it also sits naturally between #2244BF and #9D22BF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#4E22BF · RGB 78, 34, 191

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Color values

HEX#4E22BF
RGB78, 34, 191
HSL257°, 70%, 44%
HSV257°, 82%, 75%
CMYK59%, 82%, 0%, 25%
XYZ13.12, 6.53, 49.86
Yxy6.53, 0.1887, 0.0939
CIE-Lab30.70, 57.09, -73.64
Hunter Lab25.54, 49.09, -103.05

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 13% · Blue 75%

Cyan 59% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #4E22BF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #4E22BF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #4E22BF

.text { color: #4E22BF; }
.background { background-color: #4E22BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E22BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 34, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(257, 70%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E22BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 34, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E22BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 34, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E22BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E22BF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4E22BF

#471FAD#401C9C#39188B#321579#2B1268#240F57#1C0C45#150934#0E0623#070311

Tints of #4E22BF

#5725D4#6638DC#7A52E0#8B67E4#9B7DE8#AC93EC#BDA8F0#D0C2F4#E1D8F8#F2EEFC

Tones of #4E22BF

#532DB4#5838A8#5D439D#624F92#665A87#6B657B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #92BF22:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text9.11:1 AAA
Against black text2.31:1 Fails

Best text color on #4E22BF: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E22BF

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 #4E22BF: ·

How #4E22BF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #3B3B99Deuteranopia · #3E4190Tritanopia · #4C7B74

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:

Material Deep Purple 500 · #673AB7Material Indigo 500 · #3F51B5Tailwind indigo 600 · #4F46E5

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4E22BF rather than the exact color:

Golden Cascade
#0F3191 · #5323BA · #D04BDF · #E82087
Tender Marble
#19833B · #5524BD · #E0845A · #B0E7C2
Tranquil Ruby Saffron
#551CC0 · #8442E3 · #B6E75A · #EAF2C3
Gentle Ruby Zephyr
#5526C5 · #A930C0 · #D63297 · #DA3C48
Burning Ruby Garden
#B099EB · #7853D5 · #4C21B5 · #200D4E
Serene Summit
#541BB8 · #D76220 · #1ECB5C · #B9ABE9

Similar colors

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

#5323BA#5524BD#551CC0#5526C5#4C21B5#541BB8#4B2AB5#4D2DB7#4126C4#472BCA#4F27CF#5830BC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4E22BE  ·  #4E22C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E22BF?

#4E22BF is Purple, a purple color (RGB 78, 34, 191). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E22BF?

#4E22BF is RGB 78, 34, 191 — HSL 257°, 70%, 44% — CMYK 59%, 82%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #4E22BF?

Its complement is #92BF22; analogous partners are #2244BF and #9D22BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E22BF for text?

White text on #4E22BF has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.31:1.