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#4E367B — Muted Purple

#4E367B is a purple color we call Muted 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 #4E367B 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.

#4E367B 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 #647C36; it also sits naturally between #36417C and #72367C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#4E367B · RGB 78, 54, 123

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Color values

HEX#4E367B
RGB78, 54, 123
HSL261°, 39%, 35%
HSV261°, 56%, 48%
CMYK37%, 56%, 0%, 52%
XYZ8.04, 5.69, 19.41
Yxy5.69, 0.2425, 0.1717
CIE-Lab28.61, 27.16, -35.65
Hunter Lab23.85, 20.00, -34.13

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 21% · Blue 48%

Cyan 37% · Magenta 56% · Yellow 0% · Key 52%

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

Previews

Sample text in #4E367B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #4E367B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #4E367B

.text { color: #4E367B; }
.background { background-color: #4E367B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E367B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 54, 123); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(261, 39%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E367B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 54, 123, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E367B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 54, 123, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E367B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E367B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4E367B

#483271#412D67#3B285C#342452#2D1F47#241939#1D142E#171023#100B19#09060E

Tints of #4E367B

#5C4091#6A49A7#7958B6#8A6EBF#9E86CA#AF9CD3#C0B1DD#D1C6E6#E3DCEF#F4F1F9

Tones of #4E367B

#503C77#524072#53466D#554A68#564F63#58545F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #647C36:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text9.82:1 AAA
Against black text2.14:1 Fails

Best text color on #4E367B: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E367B

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 #4E367B: ·

How #4E367B looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #44436ADeuteranopia · #454766Tritanopia · #4D5D5A

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 slate 600 · #475569Tailwind gray 600 · #4B5563Tailwind zinc 600 · #52525B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4E367B rather than the exact color:

Palette 52357b
#52357B · #5459AC · #648DB3 · #B2D8CE
Velvet Breeze
#3340A3 · #53327A · #C954C5 · #C06186
Dusty Aurora
#4BA76C · #53869C · #493A7A · #88497D
Dusty Ember
#E3D5F1 · #A87ED3 · #844BBE · #542E7B
Frozen Marble
#542F7F · #A22999 · #772842 · #A95E41
Dreamy Cascade
#615CBC · #573280 · #802D89 · #C84EA1

Similar colors

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

#52357B#53327A#493A7A#542E7B#542F7F#573280#473472#433878#462C7D#453F78#512E71#4E3188

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4E367A  ·  #4E367C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E367B?

#4E367B is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 78, 54, 123). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E367B?

#4E367B is RGB 78, 54, 123 — HSL 261°, 39%, 35% — CMYK 37%, 56%, 0%, 52%.

What colors go with #4E367B?

Its complement is #647C36; analogous partners are #36417C and #72367C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E367B for text?

White text on #4E367B has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.14:1.