Palettes / Colors / #78298E

#78298E — Purple

#78298E is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color Purple (#800080). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: purple (#800080) — not an exact match. CSS purple gives you #800080, a different color; use #78298E 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.

#78298E 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 #3F8E29; it also sits naturally between #46298E and #8E2972. 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 56%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 0% · Key 44%

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

Previews

CSS code for #78298E

.text { color: #78298E; }
.background { background-color: #78298E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #78298E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(120, 41, 142); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 55%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #78298E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(120, 41, 142, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #78298E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(120, 41, 142, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#78298E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#78298E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3F8E29:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #78298E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #78298E

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 #78298E 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 #78298E 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

← #78298D  ·  #78298F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #78298E?

#78298E is Purple, a purple color (RGB 120, 41, 142). Its closest standard named color is Purple.

What is the RGB and HSL of #78298E?

#78298E is RGB 120, 41, 142 — HSL 287°, 55%, 36% — CMYK 15%, 71%, 0%, 44%.

What colors go with #78298E?

Its complement is #3F8E29; analogous partners are #46298E and #8E2972. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #78298E for text?

White text on #78298E has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.51:1.