Palettes / Colors / #C751ED

#C751ED — Vivid Purple

#C751ED is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

#C751ED 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 #77ED50; it also sits naturally between #7750ED and #ED50C5. 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 93%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C751ED

.text { color: #C751ED; }
.background { background-color: #C751ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C751ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(199, 81, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 81%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C751ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(199, 81, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C751ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(199, 81, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C751ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C751ED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C751ED

Tints of #C751ED

Tones of #C751ED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #77ED50:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C751ED: #000000.

How #C751ED 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 #C751ED 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

← #C751EC  ·  #C751EE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C751ED?

#C751ED is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 199, 81, 237). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C751ED?

#C751ED is RGB 199, 81, 237 — HSL 285°, 81%, 62% — CMYK 16%, 66%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #C751ED?

Its complement is #77ED50; analogous partners are #7750ED and #ED50C5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C751ED for text?

Black text on #C751ED has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.60:1.