Palettes / Colors / #7828A9

#7828A9 — Purple

#7828A9 is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #7828A9 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.

#7828A9 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 #59A928; it also sits naturally between #3728A9 and #A9289A. 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 66%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 0% · Key 34%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7828A9

.text { color: #7828A9; }
.background { background-color: #7828A9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7828A9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(120, 40, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(277, 62%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7828A9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(120, 40, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7828A9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(120, 40, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7828A9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7828A9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #59A928:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7828A9: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7828A9

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 #7828A9 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 #7828A9 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 #7828A9?

#7828A9 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 120, 40, 169). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7828A9?

#7828A9 is RGB 120, 40, 169 — HSL 277°, 62%, 41% — CMYK 29%, 76%, 0%, 34%.

What colors go with #7828A9?

Its complement is #59A928; analogous partners are #3728A9 and #A9289A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7828A9 for text?

White text on #7828A9 has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.68:1.