Palettes / Colors / #4E3979

#4E3979 — Muted Purple

#4E3979 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 #4E3979 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.

#4E3979 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 #647939; it also sits naturally between #394479 and #6F3979. 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 47%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 0% · Key 53%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E3979

.text { color: #4E3979; }
.background { background-color: #4E3979; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E3979; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 57, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(260, 36%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E3979; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 57, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E3979; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 57, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E3979">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E3979">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #647939:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E3979: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E3979

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 #4E3979 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 #4E3979 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

← #4E3978  ·  #4E397A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E3979?

#4E3979 is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 78, 57, 121). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E3979?

#4E3979 is RGB 78, 57, 121 — HSL 260°, 36%, 35% — CMYK 36%, 53%, 0%, 53%.

What colors go with #4E3979?

Its complement is #647939; analogous partners are #394479 and #6F3979. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E3979 for text?

White text on #4E3979 has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.19:1.