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#4E2A92 — Purple

#4E2A92 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 #4E2A92 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.

#4E2A92 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 #6E922A; it also sits naturally between #2A3A92 and #832A92. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#4E2A92 · RGB 78, 42, 146

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Color values

HEX#4E2A92
RGB78, 42, 146
HSL261°, 55%, 37%
HSV261°, 71%, 57%
CMYK47%, 71%, 0%, 43%
XYZ9.16, 5.35, 27.74
Yxy5.35, 0.2167, 0.1266
CIE-Lab27.71, 40.81, -51.43
Hunter Lab23.13, 31.92, -58.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 16% · Blue 57%

Cyan 47% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 0% · Key 43%

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

Previews

Sample text in #4E2A92 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #4E2A92 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #4E2A92

.text { color: #4E2A92; }
.background { background-color: #4E2A92; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E2A92; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 42, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(261, 55%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E2A92; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 42, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E2A92; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 42, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E2A92">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E2A92">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4E2A92

#482786#402277#391F6B#331C5F#2D1853#241443#1E1037#170D2B#0F081C#090510

Tints of #4E2A92

#5C31AA#6838C2#794DCB#8B65D2#9D7DD9#AC90DF#BEA8E6#CFC0ED#E1D7F4#F3EFFA

Tones of #4E2A92

#51328B#533A83#56417C#584875#5A4F6D#5C5766

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6E922A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text10.14:1 AAA
Against black text2.07:1 Fails

Best text color on #4E2A92: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E2A92

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 #4E2A92: ·

How #4E2A92 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #3E3E79Deuteranopia · #414373Tritanopia · #4C6561

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 slate 600 · #475569

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4E2A92 rather than the exact color:

Palette 4d2b8c
#4D2B8C · #85409D · #EEA727 · #FFEF5F
Palette Ff714b
#FF714B · #C71E64 · #4D2D8C · #F2F2F2
Cosmic Whisper
#2D50C6 · #472D96 · #9A30C2 · #BE30A1
Serene Ruby Harbor
#522F8C · #59215D · #A32F6A · #99302C
Velvet Ruby Bloom
#572A92 · #CA49BB · #DA7F91 · #E8CAAE
Vintage Ruby Cinder
#54A7C2 · #5F74CB · #52299C · #A32FAE

Similar colors

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

#4D2B8C#4D2D8C#472D96#522F8C#572A92#52299C#54279B#582998#4E3188#492E87#531F8D#4A249D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4E2A91  ·  #4E2A93 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E2A92?

#4E2A92 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 78, 42, 146). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E2A92?

#4E2A92 is RGB 78, 42, 146 — HSL 261°, 55%, 37% — CMYK 47%, 71%, 0%, 43%.

What colors go with #4E2A92?

Its complement is #6E922A; analogous partners are #2A3A92 and #832A92. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E2A92 for text?

White text on #4E2A92 has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.07:1.