Palettes / Colors / #736596

#736596 — Dusty Purple

#736596 is a purple color we call Dusty Purple, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slategray (#708090) — not an exact match. CSS slategray gives you #708090, a different color; use #736596 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.

#736596 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 #889664; it also sits naturally between #646F96 and #8B6496. 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 40% · Blue 59%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 41%

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

Previews

CSS code for #736596

.text { color: #736596; }
.background { background-color: #736596; }
.border { border: 3px solid #736596; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(115, 101, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(257, 20%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #736596; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(115, 101, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #736596; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(115, 101, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#736596">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#736596">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #889664:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #736596: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #736596

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 #736596 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 #736596 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 #736596?

#736596 is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 115, 101, 150). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #736596?

#736596 is RGB 115, 101, 150 — HSL 257°, 20%, 49% — CMYK 23%, 33%, 0%, 41%.

What colors go with #736596?

Its complement is #889664; analogous partners are #646F96 and #8B6496. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #736596 for text?

White text on #736596 has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.03:1.