HEX Color #751DCC (Blueviolet)

About #751DCC

The precise color #751DCC is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Blueviolet. Its digital footprint relies on 117 parts red, 29 parts green, and 204 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 43% cyan and 86% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 270.2° hue, 75.1% saturation, and 45.7% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#751DCC

RGB117, 29, 204

HSL270.2°, 75.1%, 45.7%

CMYK43%, 86%, 0%, 20%

HSV270.2°, 85.8%, 80.0%

LAB36.0, 66.4, -72.3

XYZ18.7, 9.0, 57.9

Decimal7675340

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#751DCC #74CB1D

Analogous

#1D1DCB #CB1DCB

Triadic

#CB741D #1DCB74

Tetradic

#CB1D1D #74CB1D #1DCBCB

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#751DCC

#8436D1

#934FD7

#A368DD

#B281E2

#C19AE8

#D1B3EE

#E0CCF3

#EFE5F9

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#751DCC

#6819B5

#5B169E

#4E1388

#411071

#340C5A

#270944

#1A062D

#0D0316

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.49:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.80:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

7.16:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

2.38:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #751DCC; }

.text-color { color: #751DCC; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #751DCC; }

Similar Colors

Blueviolet

#8A2BE2