What color is #8053B7?

#8053B7 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 #8053B7?

The RGB value is 128, 83, 183: 128 red, 83 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8053B7?

The complementary color is #8AB753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8053B7?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8053B7 color

#8053B7 rgb(128, 83, 183)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8053B7 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 32.5% green and 71.8% blue (128, 83, 183).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 41% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#8053B7 color codes

HEX	`#8053B7`
RGB	`rgb(128, 83, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 32.5%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 41%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 55%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 55%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.51, 39.23, -46.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.51, 60.63, 310.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.541, 14.195, 46.448)`
Decimal	`8410039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8053B7, 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 #8053B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8053B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #8053B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8053b7; }
.text { color: #8053b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8053b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 83 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8053b7, #b253b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8053B7?: #8053B7 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 #8053B7?: The RGB value is 128, 83, 183: 128 red, 83 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8053B7?: The complementary color is #8AB753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8053B7?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.