Mulled Wine Color
Mulled Wine is a purple color with hex code #4E4562. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with mulled wine, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Mulled Wine Color Values
What Does Mulled Wine Mean?
Mulled Wine belongs to the purple family of colors. Purple dye once cost more than gold, and the royal association never really wore off. The family blends red's warmth with blue's calm, which is an odd, appealing combination. Brands pick purple partly because their competitors don't. Being on the dark side, Mulled Wine adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Mulled Wine is classified as a gray (nearest centroid: grayish violet, #554C69).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Mulled Wine
Mulled Wine and #596246 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #464B62 and #5D4662, which sit beside mulled wine on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair mulled wine with triadic partners #624F46 and #46624F. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Gun Powder —
#414257(Delta E 7) - Mortar —
#504351(Delta E 10) - Smoky —
#605B73(Delta E 10) - Martinique —
#363050(Delta E 10) - Rhino —
#2E3F62(Delta E 11)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #4E4562; }
.background { background-color: #4E4562; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4E4562; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #4E456240; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for mulled wine?
Mulled Wine has the hex code #4E4562. In RGB notation it is rgb(78, 69, 98), in HSL it is hsl(259, 17%, 33%), and its OKLCH value is 0.411, 0.049, 298.5.
What does the color mulled wine mean?
Purple-family colors like mulled wine carry distinct psychological associations. Mulled Wine belongs to the purple family of colors. Purple dye once cost more than gold, and the royal association never really wore off. The family blends red's warmth with blue's calm, which is an odd, appealing combination. Brands pick purple partly because their competitors don't. Being on the dark side, Mulled Wine adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with mulled wine?
Mulled Wine has three easy routes: its complement #596246 for punch, its neighbors #464B62 and #5D4662 for something calmer, or triadic partners #624F46 and #46624F when you want energy.
Is mulled wine a standard web color?
No — Mulled Wine is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #4E4562 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make mulled wine lighter or darker?
To lighten mulled wine, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E1DEE8 (lightest tint) to #0E0D12 (darkest shade).
About Mulled Wine
Mulled Wine is classified as a Gray in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Purple hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #4E4562 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.