Palettes / Colors / #762EA3

#762EA3 — Purple

#762EA3 is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslateblue (#483D8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkslateblue gives you #483D8B, a different color; use #762EA3 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.

#762EA3 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 #5BA32E; it also sits naturally between #3C2EA3 and #A32E95. 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 18% · Blue 64%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #762EA3

.text { color: #762EA3; }
.background { background-color: #762EA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #762EA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(118, 46, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(277, 56%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #762EA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(118, 46, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #762EA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(118, 46, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#762EA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#762EA3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5BA32E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #762EA3: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #762EA3

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 #762EA3 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 #762EA3 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 #762EA3?

#762EA3 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 118, 46, 163). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #762EA3?

#762EA3 is RGB 118, 46, 163 — HSL 277°, 56%, 41% — CMYK 28%, 72%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #762EA3?

Its complement is #5BA32E; analogous partners are #3C2EA3 and #A32E95. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #762EA3 for text?

White text on #762EA3 has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.69:1.