What color is #751D85?

#751D85 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Ultraberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #751D85?

The RGB value is 117, 29, 133: 117 red, 29 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #751D85?

The complementary color is #2D851D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #751D85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#751D85 color

#751D85 rgb(117, 29, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #751D85 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 11.4% green and 52.2% blue (117, 29, 133).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 64% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 78% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Ultraberry (#770088), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#751D85 color codes

HEX	`#751D85`
RGB	`rgb(117, 29, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 11.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 64%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 78%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 78%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.29, 51.37, -38.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.29, 64.44, 322.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.009, 6.355, 22.78)`
Decimal	`7675269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #751D85, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #751D85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#751D85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #751D85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #751d85; }
.text { color: #751d85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #751d85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 29 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #751d85, #851d61); }

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Questions

What color is #751D85?: #751D85 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Ultraberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #751D85?: The RGB value is 117, 29, 133: 117 red, 29 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #751D85?: The complementary color is #2D851D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #751D85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.