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#751FFF Color

#751FFF is rgb(117, 31, 255) in RGB, hsl(263, 100%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 88%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Poison Purple (#7F01FE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#751FFF
HEX#751FFF
RGBrgb(117, 31, 255)
HSLhsl(263, 100%, 56%)
HSVhsv(263, 88%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 88%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(52.9% 0.283 289.5)
LABlab(39.58% 68.65 -95.10)
LCHlch(39.58% 117.29 305.83)

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

Poison Purple#7F01FEΔE 5.68Near Violet#8000FFΔE 6.06Electric Indigo#6F00FFΔE 6.5Han Purple#5218FAΔE 7.9Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 8.62Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 12.96

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

#751FFF Channel Values

How #751FFF 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 31 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 100% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 88% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 88% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.18:1 vs white · 3.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #751FFF 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 text6.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #751FFF

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

Base
#751FFF
Complementary
#A9FF1F
Analogous
#1F39FF
Analogous
#E51FFF
Triadic
#FF751F
Triadic
#1FFF75
Split comp.
#FFE51F
Split comp.
#39FF1F

Tints & Shades of #751FFF

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

#873DFF
#9A5CFF
#AD7AFF
#C099FF
#D3B8FF
#E6D6FF

Shades

#6000FA
#5000D1
#4200AD
#330085
#250061
#160038

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

How #751FFF 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#751FFF
Protanopia#3A3AFF
Protanomaly#5731FF
Deuteranopia#4A4AFE
Deuteranomaly#5E3DFF
Tritanopia#416868
Tritanomaly#5A54B9
Achromatopsia#616161

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #751FFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-751fff: #751FFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #751FFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-751fff': '#751FFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.122, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_751fff">#751FFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#751FFF"

More Purple Colors

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

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#751FFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #751FFF?

#751FFF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(117, 31, 255) in RGB and hsl(263, 100%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Poison Purple (#7F01FE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #751FFF?

#751FFF is rgb(117, 31, 255) — red 117, green 31, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #751FFF?

#751FFF converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 88%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #751FFF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #751FFF scores 6.18:1 against white and 3.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #751FFF 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 blue (#0000FF) at a CIE76 distance of 19.67, which is visibly different.

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