Palettes / Colors / #4E2E57

#4E2E57 — Deep Dusty Purple

#4E2E57 is a purple color we call Deep Dusty Purple, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #4E2E57 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.

#4E2E57 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 #37572E; it also sits naturally between #392E57 and #572E4B. 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 18% · Blue 34%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 47% · Yellow 0% · Key 66%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E2E57

.text { color: #4E2E57; }
.background { background-color: #4E2E57; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E2E57; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 46, 87); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 31%, 26%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E2E57; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 46, 87, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E2E57; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 46, 87, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E2E57">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E2E57">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #37572E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E2E57: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E2E57

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:

How #4E2E57 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 #4E2E57 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E2E57?

#4E2E57 is Deep Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 78, 46, 87). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E2E57?

#4E2E57 is RGB 78, 46, 87 — HSL 287°, 31%, 26% — CMYK 10%, 47%, 0%, 66%.

What colors go with #4E2E57?

Its complement is #37572E; analogous partners are #392E57 and #572E4B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E2E57 for text?

White text on #4E2E57 has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.85:1.