Palettes / Colors / #4E485B

#4E485B — Dusty Purple

#4E485B is a purple color we call Dusty Purple, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #4E485B 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.

#4E485B 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 #555B48; it also sits naturally between #484B5B and #58485B. 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 28% · Blue 36%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 64%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E485B

.text { color: #4E485B; }
.background { background-color: #4E485B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E485B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 72, 91); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(259, 12%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E485B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 72, 91, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E485B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 72, 91, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E485B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E485B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #555B48:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E485B: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E485B

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 #4E485B 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 #4E485B 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 #4E485B?

#4E485B is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 78, 72, 91). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E485B?

#4E485B is RGB 78, 72, 91 — HSL 259°, 12%, 32% — CMYK 14%, 21%, 0%, 64%.

What colors go with #4E485B?

Its complement is #555B48; analogous partners are #484B5B and #58485B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E485B for text?

White text on #4E485B has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.40:1.