Palettes / Colors / #4F116A

#4F116A — Deep Purple

#4F116A is a purple color we call Deep Purple, closest to the named color Indigo (#4B0082). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indigo (#4B0082) — not an exact match. CSS indigo gives you #4B0082, a different color; use #4F116A 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.

#4F116A is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #2C6911; it also sits naturally between #231169 and #691158. 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 7% · Blue 42%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 84% · Yellow 0% · Key 58%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4F116A

.text { color: #4F116A; }
.background { background-color: #4F116A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4F116A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(79, 17, 106); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 72%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4F116A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(79, 17, 106, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4F116A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(79, 17, 106, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4F116A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4F116A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4F116A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2C6911:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4F116A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4F116A

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 #4F116A 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 #4F116A 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

← #4F1169  ·  #4F116B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4F116A?

#4F116A is Deep Purple, a purple color (RGB 79, 17, 106). Its closest standard named color is Indigo.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4F116A?

#4F116A is RGB 79, 17, 106 — HSL 282°, 72%, 24% — CMYK 25%, 84%, 0%, 58%.

What colors go with #4F116A?

Its complement is #2C6911; analogous partners are #231169 and #691158. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4F116A for text?

White text on #4F116A has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.62:1.