#C751F6 Color

#C751F6 is rgb(199, 81, 246) in RGB, hsl(283, 90%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 67%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), visibly different at ΔE 14.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C751F6

HEX#C751F6

RGBrgb(199, 81, 246)

HSLhsl(283, 90%, 64%)

HSVhsv(283, 67%, 96%)

CMYKcmyk(19%, 67%, 0%, 4%)

OKLCHoklch(65.8% 0.245 314.7)

LABlab(56.28% 65.22 -62.34)

LCHlch(56.28% 90.22 316.29)

What #C751F6 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 #C751F6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 14.56 Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 15.36 Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 16.41 Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 17.31 Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 17.52 Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 18.28

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#C751F6 Channel Values

How #C751F6 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 199 · G 81 · B 246	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 283° · S 90% · L 64%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 283° · S 67% · V 96%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 19% · M 67% · Y 0% · K 4%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.54:1 vs white · 5.94:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C751F6 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C751F6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C751F6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #C751F6

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.

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Shades

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How #C751F6 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#C751F6

Protanopia#7171F6

Protanomaly#9B66F6

Deuteranopia#8787F4

Deuteranomaly#A575F5

Tritanopia#B57878

Tritanomaly#BD6BB8

Achromatopsia#888888

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Using #C751F6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c751f6: #C751F6;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C751F6;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c751f6': '#C751F6' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.780, green: 0.318, blue: 0.965)

Android XML<color name="color_c751f6">#C751F6</color>

SVG fillfill="#C751F6"

More Purple Colors

#C751F6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#C751F6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C751F6?

#C751F6 is a light purple — rgb(199, 81, 246) in RGB and hsl(283, 90%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 14.56.

What is the RGB value of #C751F6?

#C751F6 is rgb(199, 81, 246) — red 199, green 81, and blue 246 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C751F6?

#C751F6 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 67%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C751F6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C751F6 scores 3.54:1 against white and 5.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C751F6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C751F6 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 14.56, which is visibly different.

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