Palettes / Colors / #755C8A

#755C8A — Dusty Purple

#755C8A 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 #755C8A 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.

#755C8A 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 #708A5C; it also sits naturally between #5E5C8A and #8A5C87. 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 46% · Green 36% · Blue 54%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 46%

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

Previews

CSS code for #755C8A

.text { color: #755C8A; }
.background { background-color: #755C8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #755C8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(117, 92, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 20%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #755C8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(117, 92, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #755C8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(117, 92, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#755C8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#755C8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #708A5C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #755C8A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #755C8A

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 #755C8A 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 #755C8A 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

← #755C89  ·  #755C8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #755C8A?

#755C8A is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 117, 92, 138). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #755C8A?

#755C8A is RGB 117, 92, 138 — HSL 273°, 20%, 45% — CMYK 15%, 33%, 0%, 46%.

What colors go with #755C8A?

Its complement is #708A5C; analogous partners are #5E5C8A and #8A5C87. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #755C8A for text?

White text on #755C8A has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.65:1.