Palettes / Colors / #782896

#782896 — Purple

#782896 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 #782896 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.

#782896 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 #459528; it also sits naturally between #412895 and #95287C. 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 59%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 73% · Yellow 0% · Key 41%

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

Previews

CSS code for #782896

.text { color: #782896; }
.background { background-color: #782896; }
.border { border: 3px solid #782896; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(120, 40, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 58%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #782896; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(120, 40, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #782896; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(120, 40, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#782896">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#782896">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #459528:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #782896: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #782896

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 #782896 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 #782896 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

← #782895  ·  #782897 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #782896?

#782896 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 120, 40, 150). Its closest standard named color is DarkMagenta.

What is the RGB and HSL of #782896?

#782896 is RGB 120, 40, 150 — HSL 284°, 58%, 37% — CMYK 20%, 73%, 0%, 41%.

What colors go with #782896?

Its complement is #459528; analogous partners are #412895 and #95287C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #782896 for text?

White text on #782896 has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.54:1.