Palettes / Colors / #782894

#782894 — Purple

#782894 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 #782894 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.

#782894 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 #459429; it also sits naturally between #422994 and #94297B. 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 16% · Blue 58%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 73% · Yellow 0% · Key 42%

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

Previews

CSS code for #782894

.text { color: #782894; }
.background { background-color: #782894; }
.border { border: 3px solid #782894; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(120, 40, 148); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 57%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #782894; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(120, 40, 148, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #782894; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(120, 40, 148, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#782894">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#782894">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #459429:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #782894: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #782894

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 #782894 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 #782894 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 #782894?

#782894 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 120, 40, 148). Its closest standard named color is DarkMagenta.

What is the RGB and HSL of #782894?

#782894 is RGB 120, 40, 148 — HSL 284°, 57%, 37% — CMYK 19%, 73%, 0%, 42%.

What colors go with #782894?

Its complement is #459429; analogous partners are #422994 and #94297B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #782894 for text?

White text on #782894 has a contrast ratio of 8.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.53:1.