Palettes / Colors / #481BBD

#481BBD — Purple

#481BBD 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 #481BBD 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.

#481BBD 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 #8EBB1B; it also sits naturally between #1B3EBB and #991BBB. 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 11% · Blue 74%

Cyan 62% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #481BBD

.text { color: #481BBD; }
.background { background-color: #481BBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #481BBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(72, 27, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(257, 75%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #481BBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(72, 27, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #481BBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(72, 27, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#481BBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#481BBD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #481BBD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8EBB1B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #481BBD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #481BBD

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 #481BBD 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 #481BBD 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 #481BBD?

#481BBD is Purple, a purple color (RGB 72, 27, 189). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #481BBD?

#481BBD is RGB 72, 27, 189 — HSL 257°, 75%, 42% — CMYK 62%, 86%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #481BBD?

Its complement is #8EBB1B; analogous partners are #1B3EBB and #991BBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #481BBD for text?

White text on #481BBD has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.17:1.