Palettes / Colors / #480EA3

#480EA3 — Vivid Purple

#480EA3 is a purple color we call Vivid 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 #480EA3 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.

#480EA3 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 #6BA40E; it also sits naturally between #0E20A4 and #930EA4. 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 28% · Green 5% · Blue 64%

Cyan 56% · Magenta 91% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #480EA3

.text { color: #480EA3; }
.background { background-color: #480EA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #480EA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(72, 14, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 84%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #480EA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(72, 14, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #480EA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(72, 14, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#480EA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#480EA3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6BA40E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #480EA3: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #480EA3

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 #480EA3 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 #480EA3 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

← #480EA2  ·  #480EA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #480EA3?

#480EA3 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 72, 14, 163). Its closest standard named color is Indigo.

What is the RGB and HSL of #480EA3?

#480EA3 is RGB 72, 14, 163 — HSL 263°, 84%, 35% — CMYK 56%, 91%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #480EA3?

Its complement is #6BA40E; analogous partners are #0E20A4 and #930EA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #480EA3 for text?

White text on #480EA3 has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.87:1.