Palettes / Colors / #751ECE

#751ECE — Purple

#751ECE 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 #751ECE 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.

#751ECE 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 #75CD1D; it also sits naturally between #1D1DCD and #CD1DCD. 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 12% · Blue 81%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 85% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #751ECE

.text { color: #751ECE; }
.background { background-color: #751ECE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #751ECE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(117, 30, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 75%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #751ECE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(117, 30, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #751ECE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(117, 30, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #751ECE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #75CD1D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #751ECE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #751ECE

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 #751ECE 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 #751ECE 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

← #751ECD  ·  #751ECF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #751ECE?

#751ECE is Purple, a purple color (RGB 117, 30, 206). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #751ECE?

#751ECE is RGB 117, 30, 206 — HSL 270°, 75%, 46% — CMYK 43%, 85%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #751ECE?

Its complement is #75CD1D; analogous partners are #1D1DCD and #CD1DCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #751ECE for text?

White text on #751ECE has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.83:1.