Palettes / Colors / #4E37BC

#4E37BC — Blue

#4E37BC is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #4E37BC 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.

#4E37BC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. 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 #A7BE37; it also sits naturally between #3764BE and #9137BE. 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 74%

Cyan 59% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E37BC

.text { color: #4E37BC; }
.background { background-color: #4E37BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E37BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 55, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(250, 55%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E37BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 55, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E37BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 55, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E37BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E37BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A7BE37:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E37BC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E37BC

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 #4E37BC 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 #4E37BC 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 #4E37BC?

#4E37BC is Blue, a blue color (RGB 78, 55, 188). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E37BC?

#4E37BC is RGB 78, 55, 188 — HSL 250°, 55%, 48% — CMYK 59%, 71%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #4E37BC?

Its complement is #A7BE37; analogous partners are #3764BE and #9137BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E37BC for text?

White text on #4E37BC has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.60:1.