Palettes / Colors / #7828BA

#7828BA — Purple

#7828BA 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 #7828BA 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.

#7828BA 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 #69B927; it also sits naturally between #2F27B9 and #B927B2. 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 73%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7828BA

.text { color: #7828BA; }
.background { background-color: #7828BA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7828BA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(120, 40, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 65%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7828BA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(120, 40, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7828BA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(120, 40, 186, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #69B927:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7828BA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7828BA

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 #7828BA 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 #7828BA 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

← #7828B9  ·  #7828BB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #7828BA?

#7828BA is Purple, a purple color (RGB 120, 40, 186). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7828BA?

#7828BA is RGB 120, 40, 186 — HSL 273°, 65%, 44% — CMYK 35%, 78%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #7828BA?

Its complement is #69B927; analogous partners are #2F27B9 and #B927B2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7828BA for text?

White text on #7828BA has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.81:1.