Palettes / Colors / #B751DA

#B751DA — Purple

#B751DA is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #B751DA 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.

#B751DA 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 #74DA52; it also sits naturally between #7452DA and #DA52B8. 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 72% · Green 32% · Blue 85%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B751DA

.text { color: #B751DA; }
.background { background-color: #B751DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B751DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(183, 81, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 65%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B751DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(183, 81, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B751DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(183, 81, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B751DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B751DA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B751DA

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Tones of #B751DA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #74DA52:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B751DA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B751DA

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 #B751DA 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 #B751DA 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

← #B751D9  ·  #B751DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B751DA?

#B751DA is Purple, a purple color (RGB 183, 81, 218). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B751DA?

#B751DA is RGB 183, 81, 218 — HSL 285°, 65%, 59% — CMYK 16%, 63%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #B751DA?

Its complement is #74DA52; analogous partners are #7452DA and #DA52B8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B751DA for text?

Black text on #B751DA has a contrast ratio of 5.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.04:1.