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#784FA6 — Muted Purple

#784FA6 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 #784FA6 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.

#784FA6 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 #7DA64E; it also sits naturally between #4E51A6 and #A44EA6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#784FA6 · RGB 120, 79, 166

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Color values

HEX#784FA6
RGB120, 79, 166
HSL268°, 36%, 48%
HSV268°, 52%, 65%
CMYK28%, 52%, 0%, 35%
XYZ17.42, 12.34, 37.54
Yxy12.34, 0.2589, 0.1833
CIE-Lab41.75, 35.12, -40.67
Hunter Lab35.13, 29.41, -42.25

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 31% · Blue 65%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 0% · Key 35%

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

Previews

Sample text in #784FA6 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #784FA6 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #784FA6

.text { color: #784FA6; }
.background { background-color: #784FA6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #784FA6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(120, 79, 166); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(268, 36%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #784FA6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(120, 79, 166, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #784FA6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(120, 79, 166, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#784FA6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#784FA6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #784FA6

#6E4899#614087#573979#4B3168#412A5A#37244C#2A1C3B#20152D#140D1C#0A070E

Tints of #784FA6

#845CB2#916DBA#9C7BC1#A98DC9#B69ED1#C3AFD9#D0C1E2#DACEE8#E7E0F0#F5F1F8

Tones of #784FA6

#7854A0#785B9A#796194#79688D#7A6E87#7A7481

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7DA64E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.06:1 AA
Against black text3.47:1 AA large only

Best text color on #784FA6: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #784FA6

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 #784FA6: ·

How #784FA6 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #666691Deuteranopia · #696C8CTritanopia · #76807D

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 #784FA6 rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#764FAB#6F4EA1#7047A3#794D9A#76549A#7A4D99#6E4FAF#705AA7#864FA6#755A9D#755298#8649A5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #784FA5  ·  #784FA7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #784FA6?

#784FA6 is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 120, 79, 166). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #784FA6?

#784FA6 is RGB 120, 79, 166 — HSL 268°, 36%, 48% — CMYK 28%, 52%, 0%, 35%.

What colors go with #784FA6?

Its complement is #7DA64E; analogous partners are #4E51A6 and #A44EA6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #784FA6 for text?

White text on #784FA6 has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.47:1.