Palettes / Colors / #4E376E

#4E376E — Muted Purple

#4E376E 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 #4E376E 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.

#4E376E 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 #566D37; it also sits naturally between #373B6D and #68376D. 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 22% · Blue 43%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 0% · Key 57%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E376E

.text { color: #4E376E; }
.background { background-color: #4E376E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E376E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 55, 110); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(265, 33%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E376E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 55, 110, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E376E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 55, 110, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E376E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E376E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #566D37:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E376E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E376E

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 #4E376E 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 #4E376E 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 #4E376E?

#4E376E is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 78, 55, 110). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E376E?

#4E376E is RGB 78, 55, 110 — HSL 265°, 33%, 32% — CMYK 29%, 50%, 0%, 57%.

What colors go with #4E376E?

Its complement is #566D37; analogous partners are #373B6D and #68376D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E376E for text?

White text on #4E376E has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.10:1.