Darkish Purple Color
Darkish Purple is a pink color with hex code #751973. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with darkish purple, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Darkish Purple Color Values
What Does Darkish Purple Mean?
Darkish Purple belongs to the pink family of colors. Pinks are red with the volume turned down. Soft ones read as gentle and personal; hot ones shout happily. Beauty packaging owns the pastel end, youth brands own the neon end, and dusty millennial pink had its entire decade. Being on the dark side, Darkish Purple adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Darkish Purple is classified as a purple (nearest centroid: vivid reddish purple, #870074). It is also known as Pure Purple.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Darkish Purple
Darkish Purple and #19761B are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #491976 and #761946, which sit beside darkish purple on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair darkish purple with triadic partners #747619 and #197476. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Eminence —
#6C3082(Delta E 11) - Warm Purple —
#952E8F(Delta E 11) - Rich Purple —
#720058(Delta E 12) - Honey Flower —
#4F1C70(Delta E 15) - Seance —
#731E8F(Delta E 15)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #751973; }
.background { background-color: #751973; }
.border { border: 2px solid #751973; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #75197340; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for darkish purple?
Darkish Purple has the hex code #751973. In RGB notation it is rgb(117, 25, 115), in HSL it is hsl(301, 65%, 28%), and its OKLCH value is 0.407, 0.162, 329.
What does the color darkish purple mean?
Pink-family colors like darkish purple carry distinct psychological associations. Darkish Purple belongs to the pink family of colors. Pinks are red with the volume turned down. Soft ones read as gentle and personal; hot ones shout happily. Beauty packaging owns the pastel end, youth brands own the neon end, and dusty millennial pink had its entire decade. Being on the dark side, Darkish Purple adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with darkish purple?
Darkish Purple has three easy routes: its complement #19761B for punch, its neighbors #491976 and #761946 for something calmer, or triadic partners #747619 and #197476 when you want energy.
Is darkish purple a standard web color?
No — Darkish Purple is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #751973 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make darkish purple lighter or darker?
To lighten darkish purple, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F4CDF4 (lightest tint) to #150415 (darkest shade).
About Darkish Purple
Darkish Purple is classified as a Purple in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Pink hue family. It has alternative names including Pure Purple. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #751973 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.