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#750FDB Color

#750FDB is rgb(117, 15, 219) in RGB, hsl(270, 87%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 93%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.86. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#750FDB
HEX#750FDB
RGBrgb(117, 15, 219)
HSLhsl(270, 87%, 46%)
HSVhsv(270, 93%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 93%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(48.7% 0.258 296.6)
LABlab(35.19% 65.50 -81.97)
LCHlch(35.19% 104.93 308.63)

What #750FDB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #750FDB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 8.86French Violet#8806CEΔE 10.28Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 10.28Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 11.83Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 12.34Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 15.97

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#750FDB Channel Values

How #750FDB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 117 · G 15 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 87% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 93% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 93% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.37:1 vs white · 2.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #750FDB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #750FDB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #750FDB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #750FDB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#750FDB
Complementary
#75DB0F
Analogous
#0F0FDB
Analogous
#DB0FDB
Triadic
#DB750F
Triadic
#0FDB75
Split comp.
#DBDB0F
Split comp.
#0FDB0F

Tints & Shades of #750FDB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#871FEF
#9C45F2
#AD66F4
#C28DF7
#D4AEF9
#E8D4FC

Shades

#660DBF
#570BA2
#470986
#380769
#29054C
#190330

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #750FDB.

How #750FDB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#750FDB
Protanopia#3434DB
Protanomaly#5529DB
Deuteranopia#4646DA
Deuteranomaly#5D38DB
Tritanopia#545656
Tritanomaly#63449D
Achromatopsia#565656

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #750FDB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-750fdb: #750FDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #750FDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-750fdb': '#750FDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.059, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_750fdb">#750FDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#750FDB"

More Purple Colors

#750FDB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#750FDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #750FDB?

#750FDB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(117, 15, 219) in RGB and hsl(270, 87%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.86.

What is the RGB value of #750FDB?

#750FDB is rgb(117, 15, 219) — red 117, green 15, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #750FDB?

#750FDB converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 93%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #750FDB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #750FDB scores 7.37:1 against white and 2.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #750FDB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #750FDB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 8.86, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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