Palettes / Colors / #441E8A

#441E8A — Purple

#441E8A is a purple color we call 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 #441E8A 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.

#441E8A 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 #648A1E; it also sits naturally between #1E2E8A and #7A1E8A. 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 27% · Green 12% · Blue 54%

Cyan 51% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 0% · Key 46%

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

Previews

CSS code for #441E8A

.text { color: #441E8A; }
.background { background-color: #441E8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #441E8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(68, 30, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(261, 64%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #441E8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(68, 30, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #441E8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(68, 30, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#441E8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#441E8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #648A1E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #441E8A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #441E8A

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 #441E8A 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 #441E8A 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

← #441E89  ·  #441E8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #441E8A?

#441E8A is Purple, a purple color (RGB 68, 30, 138). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #441E8A?

#441E8A is RGB 68, 30, 138 — HSL 261°, 64%, 33% — CMYK 51%, 78%, 0%, 46%.

What colors go with #441E8A?

Its complement is #648A1E; analogous partners are #1E2E8A and #7A1E8A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #441E8A for text?

White text on #441E8A has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.80:1.