What color is #7953BA?

#7953BA 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 #7953BA?

The RGB value is 121, 83, 186: 121 red, 83 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7953BA?

The complementary color is #94BA53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7953BA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7953BA color

#7953BA rgb(121, 83, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7953BA is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 32.5% green and 72.9% blue (121, 83, 186).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 43% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#7953BA color codes

HEX	`#7953BA`
RGB	`rgb(121, 83, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 32.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 43%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 55%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 55%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.94, 38.24, -48.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.94, 62.1, 308)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.839, 13.796, 48.063)`
Decimal	`7951290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7953BA, 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 #7953BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7953BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #7953BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7953ba; }
.text { color: #7953ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7953ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 83 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7953ba, #ad53ba); }

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Questions

What color is #7953BA?: #7953BA 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 #7953BA?: The RGB value is 121, 83, 186: 121 red, 83 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7953BA?: The complementary color is #94BA53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7953BA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.