Palettes / Colors / #4E4499

#4E4499 — Muted Blue

#4E4499 is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslateblue (#483D8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkslateblue gives you #483D8B, a different color; use #4E4499 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.

#4E4499 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 #8E9744; it also sits naturally between #446497 and #774497. 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 27% · Blue 60%

Cyan 49% · Magenta 56% · Yellow 0% · Key 40%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E4499

.text { color: #4E4499; }
.background { background-color: #4E4499; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E4499; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 68, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(247, 38%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E4499; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 68, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E4499; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 68, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E4499">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E4499">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8E9744:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E4499: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E4499

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 #4E4499 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 #4E4499 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

← #4E4498  ·  #4E449A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E4499?

#4E4499 is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 78, 68, 153). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E4499?

#4E4499 is RGB 78, 68, 153 — HSL 247°, 38%, 43% — CMYK 49%, 56%, 0%, 40%.

What colors go with #4E4499?

Its complement is #8E9744; analogous partners are #446497 and #774497. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E4499 for text?

White text on #4E4499 has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.61:1.