What color is #71499F?

#71499F is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71499F?

The RGB value is 113, 73, 159: 113 red, 73 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71499F?

The complementary color is #779F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71499F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71499F color

#71499F rgb(113, 73, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #71499F is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 28.6% green and 62.4% blue (113, 73, 159).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 37% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#71499F color codes

HEX	`#71499F`
RGB	`rgb(113, 73, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 28.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 37%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 54%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 54%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.21, 34.92, -40.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.21, 53.54, 310.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.449, 10.779, 34.061)`
Decimal	`7424415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71499F, 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 #71499F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#71499F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #71499F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71499f; }
.text { color: #71499f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71499f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 73 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71499f, #9c499f); }

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Questions

What color is #71499F?: #71499F is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71499F?: The RGB value is 113, 73, 159: 113 red, 73 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71499F?: The complementary color is #779F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71499F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.