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#751D90 Color

#751D90 is rgb(117, 29, 144) in RGB, hsl(286, 66%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 80%, 0%, 44%) 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 8.76. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#751D90
HEX#751D90
RGBrgb(117, 29, 144)
HSLhsl(286, 66%, 34%)
HSVhsv(286, 80%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 80%, 0%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(43% 0.183 316.6)
LABlab(30.71% 49.81 -44.75)
LCHlch(30.71% 66.96 318.06)

What #751D90 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 #751D90, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 8.76Patriarch#800080ΔE 10.6Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 11Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 11.35Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 11.71Purple Heart#69359CΔE 11.76

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

#751D90 Channel Values

How #751D90 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 29 · B 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 66% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 80% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 80% · Y 0% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.99:1 vs white · 2.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #751D90 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 text8.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #751D90 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #751D90

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #751D90; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#751D90
Complementary
#38901D
Analogous
#3C1D90
Analogous
#901D71
Triadic
#90751D
Triadic
#1D9075
Split comp.
#71901D
Split comp.
#1D903C

Tints & Shades of #751D90

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

#9425B6
#B034D5
#BF5ADD
#CF84E6
#DEAAEE
#EDD0F5

Shades

#671A7F
#56166A
#481259
#3B0F48
#2D0B37
#1C0722

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #751D90.

How #751D90 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#751D90
Protanopia#393990
Protanomaly#573090
Deuteranopia#49498F
Deuteranomaly#5E3C8F
Tritanopia#6A3C3C
Tritanomaly#6F3268
Achromatopsia#494949

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #751D90 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-751d90: #751D90;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #751D90;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-751d90': '#751D90' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.114, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_751d90">#751D90</color>
SVG fillfill="#751D90"

More Purple Colors

#751D90 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#751D90 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #751D90?

#751D90 is a dark purple — rgb(117, 29, 144) in RGB and hsl(286, 66%, 34%) 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 8.76.

What is the RGB value of #751D90?

#751D90 is rgb(117, 29, 144) — red 117, green 29, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #751D90?

#751D90 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 80%, 0%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #751D90 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #751D90 scores 8.99:1 against white and 2.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #751D90 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #751D90 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 10.6, which is visibly different.

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