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#4E2AEB — Vivid Blue

#4E2AEB is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #4E2AEB 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.

#4E2AEB is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. 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 #C7EB28; it also sits naturally between #2866EB and #AD28EB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#4E2AEB · RGB 78, 42, 235

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Color values

HEX#4E2AEB
RGB78, 42, 235
HSL251°, 83%, 54%
HSV251°, 82%, 92%
CMYK67%, 82%, 0%, 8%
XYZ18.97, 9.27, 79.39
Yxy9.27, 0.1762, 0.0862
CIE-Lab36.51, 65.86, -89.48
Hunter Lab30.45, 60.44, -140.09

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 16% · Blue 92%

Cyan 67% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #4E2AEB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #4E2AEB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #4E2AEB

.text { color: #4E2AEB; }
.background { background-color: #4E2AEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E2AEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 42, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(251, 83%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E2AEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 42, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E2AEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 42, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E2AEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E2AEB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4E2AEB

#3B15E5#3513CD#2F11B6#290F9F#230D87#1D0A70#170859#110641#0B042A#050213

Tints of #4E2AEB

#5C3BED#6B4EEF#7F65F1#8E78F2#9E8AF4#AD9DF6#BDB0F8#D0C7FA#E0DAFC#EFECFD

Tones of #4E2AEB

#5536DD#5E44CF#6753C1#6F5FB4#786EA6#817C98

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C7EB28:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text7.36:1 AAA
Against black text2.85:1 Fails

Best text color on #4E2AEB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E2AEB

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 #4E2AEB: ·

How #4E2AEB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #3E3EBCDeuteranopia · #4143B1Tritanopia · #4C978F

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 indigo 600 · #4F46E5Tailwind violet 600 · #7C3AEDMaterial Deep Purple 500 · #673AB7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4E2AEB rather than the exact color:

Velvet Ruby Horizon
#1838A7 · #482FE1 · #AE72EB · #E7A5F2
Palette F3f169
#F3F169 · #46C3DB · #2D6CDF · #482FF7
Royal Ruby Voyage
#0E11B0 · #402DEE · #EDEA27 · #EFE692
Electric Twilight
#4D23DE · #420F55 · #C532A3 · #B12248
Hidden Ember
#1FE67D · #2BDEE8 · #3976DE · #4B25DD
Amber Garden
#8CAA0F · #E3F04A · #5835EE · #9E92EF

Similar colors

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

#482FE1#482FF7#402DEE#4D23DE#4B25DD#5835EE#4D1CE5#4935DF#3E25E6#5629FB#5731DC#411CEA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4E2AEA  ·  #4E2AEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E2AEB?

#4E2AEB is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 78, 42, 235). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E2AEB?

#4E2AEB is RGB 78, 42, 235 — HSL 251°, 83%, 54% — CMYK 67%, 82%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #4E2AEB?

Its complement is #C7EB28; analogous partners are #2866EB and #AD28EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E2AEB for text?

White text on #4E2AEB has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.85:1.