Palettes / Colors / #795DA2

#795DA2 — Dusty Purple

#795DA2 is a purple color we call Dusty Purple, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slategray (#708090) — not an exact match. CSS slategray gives you #708090, a different color; use #795DA2 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.

#795DA2 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 #86A25D; it also sits naturally between #5D64A2 and #9B5DA2. 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 36% · Blue 64%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #795DA2

.text { color: #795DA2; }
.background { background-color: #795DA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #795DA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 93, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(264, 27%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #795DA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 93, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #795DA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 93, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#795DA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#795DA2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #86A25D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #795DA2: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #795DA2

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 #795DA2 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 #795DA2 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 #795DA2?

#795DA2 is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 121, 93, 162). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #795DA2?

#795DA2 is RGB 121, 93, 162 — HSL 264°, 27%, 50% — CMYK 25%, 43%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #795DA2?

Its complement is #86A25D; analogous partners are #5D64A2 and #9B5DA2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #795DA2 for text?

White text on #795DA2 has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.90:1.