Palettes / Colors / #481EB3

#481EB3 — Purple

#481EB3 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 #481EB3 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.

#481EB3 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 #89B31E; it also sits naturally between #1E3EB3 and #931EB3. 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 70%

Cyan 60% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 0% · Key 30%

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

Previews

CSS code for #481EB3

.text { color: #481EB3; }
.background { background-color: #481EB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #481EB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(72, 30, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(257, 71%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #481EB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(72, 30, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #481EB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(72, 30, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#481EB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#481EB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #481EB3

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #89B31E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #481EB3: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #481EB3

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 #481EB3 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 #481EB3 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

← #481EB2  ·  #481EB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #481EB3?

#481EB3 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 72, 30, 179). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #481EB3?

#481EB3 is RGB 72, 30, 179 — HSL 257°, 71%, 41% — CMYK 60%, 83%, 0%, 30%.

What colors go with #481EB3?

Its complement is #89B31E; analogous partners are #1E3EB3 and #931EB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #481EB3 for text?

White text on #481EB3 has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.11:1.