Palettes / Colors / #751CCF

#751CCF — Purple

#751CCF is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #751CCF 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.

#751CCF 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 #75CE1C; it also sits naturally between #1C1CCE and #CE1CCE. 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 11% · Blue 81%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #751CCF

.text { color: #751CCF; }
.background { background-color: #751CCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #751CCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(117, 28, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 76%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #751CCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(117, 28, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #751CCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(117, 28, 207, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #751CCF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #75CE1C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #751CCF: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #751CCF

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 #751CCF 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 #751CCF 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

← #751CCE  ·  #751CD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #751CCF?

#751CCF is Purple, a purple color (RGB 117, 28, 207). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #751CCF?

#751CCF is RGB 117, 28, 207 — HSL 270°, 76%, 46% — CMYK 43%, 86%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #751CCF?

Its complement is #75CE1C; analogous partners are #1C1CCE and #CE1CCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #751CCF for text?

White text on #751CCF has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.82:1.