Palettes / Colors / #4E38BD

#4E38BD — Muted Blue

#4E38BD is a blue color we call Muted 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 #4E38BD 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.

#4E38BD 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 #A6BC38; it also sits naturally between #3864BC and #9038BC. 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 70% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E38BD

.text { color: #4E38BD; }
.background { background-color: #4E38BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E38BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 56, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(250, 54%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E38BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 56, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E38BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 56, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E38BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E38BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A6BC38:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E38BD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E38BD

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 #4E38BD 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 #4E38BD 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 #4E38BD?

#4E38BD is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 78, 56, 189). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E38BD?

#4E38BD is RGB 78, 56, 189 — HSL 250°, 54%, 48% — CMYK 59%, 70%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #4E38BD?

Its complement is #A6BC38; analogous partners are #3864BC and #9038BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E38BD for text?

White text on #4E38BD has a contrast ratio of 8.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.62:1.