Palettes / Colors / #71487F

#71487F — Dusty Purple

#71487F is a purple color we call Dusty Purple, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dimgray (#696969) — not an exact match. CSS dimgray gives you #696969, a different color; use #71487F 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.

#71487F is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #567F48; it also sits naturally between #56487F and #7F4871. 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 44% · Green 28% · Blue 50%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 0% · Key 50%

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

Previews

CSS code for #71487F

.text { color: #71487F; }
.background { background-color: #71487F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #71487F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(113, 72, 127); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 28%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #71487F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(113, 72, 127, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #71487F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(113, 72, 127, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#71487F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#71487F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #567F48:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #71487F: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #71487F

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 #71487F 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 #71487F 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

← #71487E  ·  #714880 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #71487F?

#71487F is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 113, 72, 127). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #71487F?

#71487F is RGB 113, 72, 127 — HSL 285°, 28%, 39% — CMYK 11%, 43%, 0%, 50%.

What colors go with #71487F?

Its complement is #567F48; analogous partners are #56487F and #7F4871. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #71487F for text?

White text on #71487F has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.94:1.