Palettes / Colors / #481EA1

#481EA1 — Purple

#481EA1 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 #481EA1 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.

#481EA1 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 #769F1D; it also sits naturally between #1D359F and #881D9F. 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 12% · Blue 63%

Cyan 55% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 37%

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

Previews

CSS code for #481EA1

.text { color: #481EA1; }
.background { background-color: #481EA1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #481EA1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(72, 30, 161); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(259, 69%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #481EA1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(72, 30, 161, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #481EA1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(72, 30, 161, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#481EA1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#481EA1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #769F1D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #481EA1: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #481EA1

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 #481EA1 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 #481EA1 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 #481EA1?

#481EA1 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 72, 30, 161). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #481EA1?

#481EA1 is RGB 72, 30, 161 — HSL 259°, 69%, 37% — CMYK 55%, 81%, 0%, 37%.

What colors go with #481EA1?

Its complement is #769F1D; analogous partners are #1D359F and #881D9F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #481EA1 for text?

White text on #481EA1 has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.98:1.