Palettes / Colors / #C751EB

#C751EB — Vivid Purple

#C751EB is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #C751EB 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.

#C751EB 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 #75EB52; it also sits naturally between #7A52EB and #EB52C2. 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 78% · Green 32% · Blue 92%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C751EB

.text { color: #C751EB; }
.background { background-color: #C751EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C751EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(199, 81, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 79%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C751EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(199, 81, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C751EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(199, 81, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C751EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C751EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C751EB

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Tones of #C751EB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #75EB52:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C751EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C751EB

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 #C751EB 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 #C751EB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #C751EB?

#C751EB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 199, 81, 235). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C751EB?

#C751EB is RGB 199, 81, 235 — HSL 286°, 79%, 62% — CMYK 15%, 66%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #C751EB?

Its complement is #75EB52; analogous partners are #7A52EB and #EB52C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C751EB for text?

Black text on #C751EB has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.62:1.