Palettes / Colors / #751A89

#751A89 — Purple

#751A89 is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color Purple (#800080). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: purple (#800080) — not an exact match. CSS purple gives you #800080, a different color; use #751A89 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.

#751A89 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #2E891A; it also sits naturally between #3D1A89 and #891A66. 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 46% · Green 10% · Blue 54%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 46%

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

Previews

CSS code for #751A89

.text { color: #751A89; }
.background { background-color: #751A89; }
.border { border: 3px solid #751A89; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(117, 26, 137); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 68%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #751A89; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(117, 26, 137, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #751A89; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(117, 26, 137, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#751A89">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#751A89">Div content here</div>

Shades of #751A89

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Tones of #751A89

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2E891A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #751A89: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #751A89

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 #751A89 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 #751A89 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

← #751A88  ·  #751A8A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #751A89?

#751A89 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 117, 26, 137). Its closest standard named color is Purple.

What is the RGB and HSL of #751A89?

#751A89 is RGB 117, 26, 137 — HSL 289°, 68%, 32% — CMYK 15%, 81%, 0%, 46%.

What colors go with #751A89?

Its complement is #2E891A; analogous partners are #3D1A89 and #891A66. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #751A89 for text?

White text on #751A89 has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.27:1.