Palettes / Colors / #7D64AA

#7D64AA — Dusty Purple

#7D64AA 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 #7D64AA 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.

#7D64AA 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 #92AA64; it also sits naturally between #646FAA and #9F64AA. 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 39% · Blue 67%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7D64AA

.text { color: #7D64AA; }
.background { background-color: #7D64AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7D64AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(125, 100, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(261, 29%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7D64AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(125, 100, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7D64AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(125, 100, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7D64AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7D64AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #92AA64:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7D64AA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7D64AA

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 #7D64AA 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 #7D64AA 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 #7D64AA?

#7D64AA is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 125, 100, 170). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7D64AA?

#7D64AA is RGB 125, 100, 170 — HSL 261°, 29%, 53% — CMYK 26%, 41%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #7D64AA?

Its complement is #92AA64; analogous partners are #646FAA and #9F64AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7D64AA for text?

White text on #7D64AA has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.28:1.