What color is #7153AF?

#7153AF 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 #7153AF?

The RGB value is 113, 83, 175: 113 red, 83 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7153AF?

The complementary color is #91AF53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7153AF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7153AF color

#7153AF rgb(113, 83, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7153AF is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 32.5% green and 68.6% blue (113, 83, 175).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 37% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#7153AF color codes

HEX	`#7153AF`
RGB	`rgb(113, 83, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 32.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 37%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 53%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 53%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.45, 33.27, -44.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.45, 55.9, 306.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.639, 12.792, 42.089)`
Decimal	`7426991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7153AF, 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 #7153AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7153AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #7153AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7153af; }
.text { color: #7153af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7153af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 83 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7153af, #9f53af); }

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Questions

What color is #7153AF?: #7153AF 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 #7153AF?: The RGB value is 113, 83, 175: 113 red, 83 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7153AF?: The complementary color is #91AF53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7153AF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.