Palettes / Colors / #581EA3

#581EA3 — Purple

#581EA3 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 #581EA3 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.

#581EA3 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 #6AA41E; it also sits naturally between #1E27A4 and #9B1EA4. 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 35% · Green 12% · Blue 64%

Cyan 46% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #581EA3

.text { color: #581EA3; }
.background { background-color: #581EA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #581EA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(88, 30, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(266, 69%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #581EA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(88, 30, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #581EA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(88, 30, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#581EA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#581EA3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6AA41E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #581EA3: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #581EA3

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 #581EA3 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 #581EA3 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

← #581EA2  ·  #581EA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #581EA3?

#581EA3 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 88, 30, 163). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #581EA3?

#581EA3 is RGB 88, 30, 163 — HSL 266°, 69%, 38% — CMYK 46%, 82%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #581EA3?

Its complement is #6AA41E; analogous partners are #1E27A4 and #9B1EA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #581EA3 for text?

White text on #581EA3 has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.13:1.