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#7151C2 Color

#7151C2 is rgb(113, 81, 194) in RGB, hsl(257, 48%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 58%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7151C2
HEX#7151C2
RGBrgb(113, 81, 194)
HSLhsl(257, 48%, 54%)
HSVhsv(257, 58%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 58%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(52.7% 0.169 292.7)
LABlab(42.53% 33.96 -55.62)
LCHlch(42.53% 65.16 301.40)

What #7151C2 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #7151C2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 5.68Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 6.99Iris#5A4FCFΔE 10.85Purple Heart#69359CΔE 12.91Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 13.12Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 13.62

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#7151C2 Channel Values

How #7151C2 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 113 · G 81 · B 1948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 48% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 58% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.74:1 vs white · 3.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7151C2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7151C2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7151C2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7151C2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7151C2
Complementary
#A2C251
Analogous
#516AC2
Analogous
#AA51C2
Triadic
#C27151
Triadic
#51C271
Split comp.
#C2AA51
Split comp.
#6AC251

Tints & Shades of #7151C2

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8468CA
#9982D3
#AC99DB
#BEB0E3
#D1C6EB
#E6E1F4

Shades

#5F3EB1
#513597
#432C7D
#32215E
#241844
#160F2A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7151C2.

How #7151C2 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#7151C2
Protanopia#5757C2
Protanomaly#6355C2
Deuteranopia#5D5DC2
Deuteranomaly#6658C2
Tritanopia#5C6969
Tritanomaly#656095
Achromatopsia#666666

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Using #7151C2 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-7151c2: #7151C2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7151C2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7151c2': '#7151C2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.443, green: 0.318, blue: 0.761)
Android XML<color name="color_7151c2">#7151C2</color>
SVG fillfill="#7151C2"

More Purple Colors

#7151C2 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7151C2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7151C2?

#7151C2 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(113, 81, 194) in RGB and hsl(257, 48%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #7151C2?

#7151C2 is rgb(113, 81, 194) — red 113, green 81, and blue 194 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7151C2?

#7151C2 converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 58%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7151C2 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7151C2 scores 5.74:1 against white and 3.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7151C2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7151C2 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 5.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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