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#784FA3 — Muted Purple

#784FA3 is a purple color we call Muted Purple, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #784FA3 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.

#784FA3 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 #79A24E; it also sits naturally between #4E4FA2 and #A04EA2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#784FA3 · RGB 120, 79, 163

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Color values

HEX#784FA3
RGB120, 79, 163
HSL269°, 35%, 47%
HSV269°, 52%, 64%
CMYK26%, 52%, 0%, 36%
XYZ17.15, 12.23, 36.11
Yxy12.23, 0.2619, 0.1867
CIE-Lab41.58, 34.37, -39.16
Hunter Lab34.97, 28.67, -40.13

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 31% · Blue 64%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

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

Previews

Sample text in #784FA3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #784FA3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #784FA3

.text { color: #784FA3; }
.background { background-color: #784FA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #784FA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(120, 79, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 35%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #784FA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(120, 79, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #784FA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(120, 79, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#784FA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#784FA3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #784FA3

#6C4794#603F83#563875#4C3267#422B5A#352348#2B1C3B#21162D#140D1C#0A070E

Tints of #784FA3

#835AAF#906BB8#9D7CC0#AA8DC8#B79FD1#C1ACD7#CEBEE0#DBCFE8#E8E0F0#F5F1F8

Tones of #784FA3

#77549C#775A96#776090#77668A#776C84#78727E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #79A24E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.09:1 AA
Against black text3.45:1 AA large only

Best text color on #784FA3: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #784FA3

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #784FA3: ·

How #784FA3 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #66668FDeuteranopia · #696C8ATritanopia · #767F7B

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:

Material Deep Purple 500 · #673AB7Tailwind slate 500 · #64748BTailwind gray 500 · #6B7280

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #784FA3 rather than the exact color:

Smoky Cinder
#468777 · #6181B1 · #764FAB · #A1488B
Golden Ruby Ember
#4F7757 · #85CCC8 · #364F82 · #6F4EA1
Palette F75b5b
#F75B5B · #C83B4C · #46265C · #794D9A
Electric Ruby Horizon
#7A4D99 · #8B5D77 · #956B5A · #7D8647
Palette Fcf8e8
#FCF8E8 · #94B49F · #DF7861 · #76549A
Palette C8f0f0
#C8F0F0 · #86D8DC · #7047A3 · #3A276A

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#764FAB#6F4EA1#794D9A#7A4D99#76549A#7047A3#755298#755A9D#705AA7#864FA6#71449C#8649A5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #784FA2  ·  #784FA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #784FA3?

#784FA3 is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 120, 79, 163). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #784FA3?

#784FA3 is RGB 120, 79, 163 — HSL 269°, 35%, 47% — CMYK 26%, 52%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #784FA3?

Its complement is #79A24E; analogous partners are #4E4FA2 and #A04EA2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #784FA3 for text?

White text on #784FA3 has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.45:1.