Palettes / Colors / #736783

#736783 — Dusty Purple

#736783 is a purple color we call Dusty Purple, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the purple family.

#736783 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 #778367; it also sits naturally between #676983 and #816783. 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 51%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 49%

Previews

CSS code for #736783

.text { color: #736783; }
.background { background-color: #736783; }
.border { border: 3px solid #736783; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(115, 103, 131); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(266, 12%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #736783; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(115, 103, 131, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #736783; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(115, 103, 131, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#736783">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#736783">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #778367:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #736783: #FFFFFF.

How #736783 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 #736783 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #736782  ·  #736784 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #736783?

#736783 is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 115, 103, 131). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #736783?

#736783 is RGB 115, 103, 131 — HSL 266°, 12%, 46% — CMYK 12%, 21%, 0%, 49%.

What colors go with #736783?

Its complement is #778367; analogous partners are #676983 and #816783. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #736783 for text?

White text on #736783 has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.00:1.