Palettes / Colors / #8D7AAE

#8D7AAE — Dusty Purple

#8D7AAE is a purple color we call Dusty Purple, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the purple family.

#8D7AAE 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 #9BAE7A; it also sits naturally between #7A81AE and #A77AAE. 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 55% · Green 48% · Blue 68%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 0% · Key 32%

Previews

CSS code for #8D7AAE

.text { color: #8D7AAE; }
.background { background-color: #8D7AAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8D7AAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(141, 122, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(262, 24%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8D7AAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(141, 122, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8D7AAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(141, 122, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8D7AAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8D7AAE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #8D7AAE

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Tones of #8D7AAE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9BAE7A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8D7AAE: #000000.

How #8D7AAE 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 #8D7AAE or a close neighbour

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 #8D7AAE?

#8D7AAE is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 141, 122, 174). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8D7AAE?

#8D7AAE is RGB 141, 122, 174 — HSL 262°, 24%, 58% — CMYK 19%, 30%, 0%, 32%.

What colors go with #8D7AAE?

Its complement is #9BAE7A; analogous partners are #7A81AE and #A77AAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8D7AAE for text?

Black text on #8D7AAE has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.80:1.