Palettes / Colors / #7247CD

#7247CD — Purple

#7247CD is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the purple family.

#7247CD 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 #A2CD47; it also sits naturally between #475FCD and #B447CD. 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 45% · Green 28% · Blue 80%

Cyan 44% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7247CD

.text { color: #7247CD; }
.background { background-color: #7247CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7247CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(114, 71, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(259, 57%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7247CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(114, 71, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7247CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(114, 71, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7247CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7247CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A2CD47:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7247CD: #FFFFFF.

How #7247CD 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 #7247CD

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #7247CD 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 #7247CD?

#7247CD is Purple, a purple color (RGB 114, 71, 205). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7247CD?

#7247CD is RGB 114, 71, 205 — HSL 259°, 57%, 54% — CMYK 44%, 65%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #7247CD?

Its complement is #A2CD47; analogous partners are #475FCD and #B447CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7247CD for text?

White text on #7247CD has a contrast ratio of 6.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.50:1.