Palettes / Colors / #751DCB

#751DCB — Purple

#751DCB 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 #751DCB 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.

#751DCB 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 #73C91D; it also sits naturally between #1D1DC9 and #C91DC9. 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 80%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #751DCB

.text { color: #751DCB; }
.background { background-color: #751DCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #751DCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(117, 29, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 75%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #751DCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(117, 29, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #751DCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(117, 29, 203, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #751DCB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #73C91D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #751DCB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #751DCB

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 #751DCB 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 #751DCB 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

← #751DCA  ·  #751DCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #751DCB?

#751DCB is Purple, a purple color (RGB 117, 29, 203). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #751DCB?

#751DCB is RGB 117, 29, 203 — HSL 270°, 75%, 45% — CMYK 42%, 86%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #751DCB?

Its complement is #73C91D; analogous partners are #1D1DC9 and #C91DC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #751DCB for text?

White text on #751DCB has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.79:1.