Palettes / Colors / #846BBD

#846BBD — Muted Purple

#846BBD 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 #846BBD 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.

#846BBD 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 #A4BD6B; it also sits naturally between #6B7BBD and #AC6BBD. 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 52% · Green 42% · Blue 74%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #846BBD

.text { color: #846BBD; }
.background { background-color: #846BBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #846BBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(132, 107, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 38%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #846BBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(132, 107, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #846BBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(132, 107, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#846BBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#846BBD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #846BBD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4BD6B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #846BBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #846BBD

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 #846BBD 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 #846BBD 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

← #846BBC  ·  #846BBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #846BBD?

#846BBD is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 132, 107, 189). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #846BBD?

#846BBD is RGB 132, 107, 189 — HSL 258°, 38%, 58% — CMYK 30%, 43%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #846BBD?

Its complement is #A4BD6B; analogous partners are #6B7BBD and #AC6BBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #846BBD for text?

Black text on #846BBD has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.36:1.