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#751A89 Color

#751A89 is rgb(117, 26, 137) in RGB, hsl(289, 68%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 81%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zinzolin (#6C0277), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#751A89
HEX#751A89
RGBrgb(117, 26, 137)
HSLhsl(289, 68%, 32%)
HSVhsv(289, 81%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 81%, 0%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(42.2% 0.179 319.4)
LABlab(29.95% 49.72 -41.65)
LCHlch(29.95% 64.86 320.05)

What #751A89 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 #751A89, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 6.05Patriarch#800080ΔE 8.34Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 8.99Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 10.23Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 10.64Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 13.04

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

#751A89 Channel Values

How #751A89 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 26 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 68% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 81% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.27:1 vs white · 2.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #751A89 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 text9.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #751A89 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #751A89

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #751A89; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#751A89
Complementary
#2E891A
Analogous
#3D1A89
Analogous
#891A66
Triadic
#89751A
Triadic
#1A8975
Split comp.
#66891A
Split comp.
#1A893D

Tints & Shades of #751A89

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

#9621B0
#B82DD7
#C554DE
#D37EE7
#E1A5EE
#EFD0F6

Shades

#661778
#581467
#491056
#3A0D45
#2C0A33
#1D0722

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #751A89.

How #751A89 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#751A89
Protanopia#383889
Protanomaly#572E89
Deuteranopia#494988
Deuteranomaly#5D3B88
Tritanopia#6B3939
Tritanomaly#6F2F63
Achromatopsia#474747

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #751A89 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-751a89: #751A89;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #751A89;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-751a89': '#751A89' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.102, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_751a89">#751A89</color>
SVG fillfill="#751A89"

More Purple Colors

#751A89 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#751A89 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #751A89?

#751A89 is a dark purple — rgb(117, 26, 137) in RGB and hsl(289, 68%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zinzolin (#6C0277), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.05.

What is the RGB value of #751A89?

#751A89 is rgb(117, 26, 137) — red 117, green 26, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #751A89?

#751A89 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 81%, 0%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #751A89 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #751A89 scores 9.27:1 against white and 2.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #751A89 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #751A89 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 purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 8.34, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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