Palettes / Colors / #7D4E97

#7D4E97 — Muted Purple

#7D4E97 is a purple color we call Muted 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 #7D4E97 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.

#7D4E97 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 #68974E; it also sits naturally between #594E97 and #974E8C. 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 49% · Green 31% · Blue 59%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 0% · Key 41%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7D4E97

.text { color: #7D4E97; }
.background { background-color: #7D4E97; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7D4E97; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(125, 78, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 32%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7D4E97; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(125, 78, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7D4E97; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(125, 78, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7D4E97">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7D4E97">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #68974E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7D4E97: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7D4E97

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 #7D4E97 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 #7D4E97 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 #7D4E97?

#7D4E97 is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 125, 78, 151). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7D4E97?

#7D4E97 is RGB 125, 78, 151 — HSL 279°, 32%, 45% — CMYK 17%, 48%, 0%, 41%.

What colors go with #7D4E97?

Its complement is #68974E; analogous partners are #594E97 and #974E8C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7D4E97 for text?

White text on #7D4E97 has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.41:1.