Palettes / Colors / #4E2999

#4E2999 — Purple

#4E2999 is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the purple family.

#4E2999 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #749929; it also sits naturally between #293B99 and #862999. 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 16% · Blue 60%

Cyan 49% · Magenta 73% · Yellow 0% · Key 40%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E2999

.text { color: #4E2999; }
.background { background-color: #4E2999; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E2999; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 41, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(260, 58%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E2999; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 41, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E2999; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 41, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E2999">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E2999">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4E2999

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #749929:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E2999: #FFFFFF.

How #4E2999 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 #4E2999 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

← #4E2998  ·  #4E299A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E2999?

#4E2999 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 78, 41, 153). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E2999?

#4E2999 is RGB 78, 41, 153 — HSL 260°, 58%, 38% — CMYK 49%, 73%, 0%, 40%.

What colors go with #4E2999?

Its complement is #749929; analogous partners are #293B99 and #862999. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E2999 for text?

White text on #4E2999 has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.10:1.