Palettes / Colors / #765397

#765397 — Dusty Purple

#765397 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 #765397 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.

#765397 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 #749753; it also sits naturally between #545397 and #975396. 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 33% · Blue 59%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 0% · Key 41%

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

Previews

CSS code for #765397

.text { color: #765397; }
.background { background-color: #765397; }
.border { border: 3px solid #765397; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(118, 83, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 29%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #765397; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(118, 83, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #765397; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(118, 83, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#765397">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#765397">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #749753:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #765397: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #765397

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 #765397 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 #765397 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 #765397?

#765397 is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 118, 83, 151). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #765397?

#765397 is RGB 118, 83, 151 — HSL 271°, 29%, 46% — CMYK 22%, 45%, 0%, 41%.

What colors go with #765397?

Its complement is #749753; analogous partners are #545397 and #975396. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #765397 for text?

White text on #765397 has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.45:1.