Palettes / Colors / #781FA7

#781FA7 — Purple

#781FA7 is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkMagenta (#8B008B). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkmagenta (#8B008B) — not an exact match. CSS darkmagenta gives you #8B008B, a different color; use #781FA7 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.

#781FA7 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4FA81F; it also sits naturally between #331FA8 and #A81F93. 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 12% · Blue 65%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #781FA7

.text { color: #781FA7; }
.background { background-color: #781FA7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #781FA7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(120, 31, 167); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 69%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #781FA7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(120, 31, 167, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #781FA7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(120, 31, 167, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#781FA7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#781FA7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4FA81F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #781FA7: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #781FA7

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 #781FA7 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 #781FA7 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

← #781FA6  ·  #781FA8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #781FA7?

#781FA7 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 120, 31, 167). Its closest standard named color is DarkMagenta.

What is the RGB and HSL of #781FA7?

#781FA7 is RGB 120, 31, 167 — HSL 279°, 69%, 39% — CMYK 28%, 81%, 0%, 35%.

What colors go with #781FA7?

Its complement is #4FA81F; analogous partners are #331FA8 and #A81F93. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #781FA7 for text?

White text on #781FA7 has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.55:1.