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#751DCD Color

#751DCD is rgb(117, 29, 205) in RGB, hsl(270, 75%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 86%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.7. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#751DCD
HEX#751DCD
RGBrgb(117, 29, 205)
HSLhsl(270, 75%, 46%)
HSVhsv(270, 86%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 86%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(48% 0.238 298.9)
LABlab(35.08% 59.99 -74.07)
LCHlch(35.08% 95.31 309.00)

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

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

#751DCD Channel Values

How #751DCD 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 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 75% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 86% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 86% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.46:1 vs white · 2.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #751DCD 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 text7.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #751DCD

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

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #751DCD

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

Shades

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

How #751DCD 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#751DCD
Protanopia#3939CD
Protanomaly#5730CD
Deuteranopia#4949CC
Deuteranomaly#5E3CCD
Tritanopia#5A5454
Tritanomaly#664494
Achromatopsia#555555

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #751DCD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-751dcd: #751DCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #751DCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-751dcd': '#751DCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.114, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_751dcd">#751DCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#751DCD"

More Purple Colors

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

#751DCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #751DCD?

#751DCD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(117, 29, 205) in RGB and hsl(270, 75%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.7.

What is the RGB value of #751DCD?

#751DCD is rgb(117, 29, 205) — red 117, green 29, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #751DCD?

#751DCD converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 86%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #751DCD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #751DCD scores 7.46:1 against white and 2.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #751DCD 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 7.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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