#750851Velvet (#750851) is a dark, saturated magenta with an OKLCH hue of 347°, lightness 0.38 and chroma 0.153. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #750851 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(117, 8, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(320, 87%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(320, 93%, 46%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 93%, 31%, 54%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(25.4 48.6 -13) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.377 0.153 347) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Velvet shifts subtly: drifts toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#75054c — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: drifts toward pink#77074f — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: drifts toward pink#750851 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#750852 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Velvet in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 11:1 and against black 1.91:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#cc7da7 · #a95283 · #750851 · #5c003e · #2b001b · #070002
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#9b4247 · #8a274b · #750851 · #560252 · #39004d · #1e003f
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#e6a48f · #cd77a6 · #c2522b · #824d3c · #750851 · #4d0033
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#3ee3af · #a16d88 · #745565 · #750851 · #41102e · #1c0311
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e5f7ef · #b29ba6 · #525d58 · #750851 · #38232e · #000201
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e8f5ef · #becdc7 · #90a19a · #132921 · #000703 · #750851
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eef0ca · #5ef63f · #9f6aaf · #4f5741 · #750851 · #1f0506
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d6d6b1 · #9fc976 · #649693 · #4d5b49 · #750851 · #180520
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f5f5d1 · #aca843 · #006381 · #750851 · #003040 · #040300
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffefd9 · #cd983f · #006b4e · #750851 · #00285d · #000301
#8F376B · #A95A86 · #C27DA2 · #DBA1BF · #F4C5DC
#650145 · #540038 · #44002C · #340021 · #250016
#6C1F4E · #622C4B · #573547
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.