Palettes / Colors / #7300A8

#7300A8 — Vivid Purple

#7300A8 is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkMagenta (#8B008B). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkmagenta (#8B008B) — not an exact match. CSS darkmagenta gives you #8B008B, a different color; use #7300A8 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.

#7300A8 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 #35A800; it also sits naturally between #1F00A8 and #A80089. 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 0% · Blue 66%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 0% · Key 34%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7300A8

.text { color: #7300A8; }
.background { background-color: #7300A8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7300A8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(115, 0, 168); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 100%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7300A8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(115, 0, 168, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7300A8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(115, 0, 168, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7300A8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7300A8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #35A800:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7300A8: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7300A8

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 #7300A8 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 #7300A8 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 #7300A8?

#7300A8 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 115, 0, 168). Its closest standard named color is DarkMagenta.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7300A8?

#7300A8 is RGB 115, 0, 168 — HSL 281°, 100%, 33% — CMYK 32%, 100%, 0%, 34%.

What colors go with #7300A8?

Its complement is #35A800; analogous partners are #1F00A8 and #A80089. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7300A8 for text?

White text on #7300A8 has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.29:1.