Palettes / Colors / #772E8A

#772E8A — Muted Purple

#772E8A is a purple color we call Muted Purple, closest to the named color Purple (#800080). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: purple (#800080) — not an exact match. CSS purple gives you #800080, a different color; use #772E8A 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.

#772E8A 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 #408A2E; it also sits naturally between #492E8A and #8A2E6E. 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 47% · Green 18% · Blue 54%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 0% · Key 46%

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

Previews

CSS code for #772E8A

.text { color: #772E8A; }
.background { background-color: #772E8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #772E8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(119, 46, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 50%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #772E8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(119, 46, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #772E8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(119, 46, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#772E8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#772E8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #408A2E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #772E8A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #772E8A

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 #772E8A 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 #772E8A 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

← #772E89  ·  #772E8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #772E8A?

#772E8A is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 119, 46, 138). Its closest standard named color is Purple.

What is the RGB and HSL of #772E8A?

#772E8A is RGB 119, 46, 138 — HSL 288°, 50%, 36% — CMYK 14%, 67%, 0%, 46%.

What colors go with #772E8A?

Its complement is #408A2E; analogous partners are #492E8A and #8A2E6E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #772E8A for text?

White text on #772E8A has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.54:1.