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#7157DB Color

#7157DB is rgb(113, 87, 219) in RGB, hsl(252, 65%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 60%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iris (#5A4FCF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7157DB
HEX#7157DB
RGBrgb(113, 87, 219)
HSLhsl(252, 65%, 60%)
HSVhsv(252, 60%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 60%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(55.5% 0.193 287.4)
LABlab(45.36% 36.37 -65.39)
LCHlch(45.36% 74.83 299.08)

What #7157DB 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 #7157DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Iris#5A4FCFΔE 6Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 6.42Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 6.53Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 9.51Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 12.84Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 13.46

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

#7157DB Channel Values

How #7157DB 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 87 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 65% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 60% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.14:1 vs white · 4.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7157DB 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 text5.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7157DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7157DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7157DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7157DB
Complementary
#C1DB57
Analogous
#577EDB
Analogous
#B457DB
Triadic
#DB7157
Triadic
#57DB71
Split comp.
#DBB457
Split comp.
#7EDB57

Tints & Shades of #7157DB

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

#836CE0
#9885E5
#AA9AEA
#BFB3EF
#D1C8F3
#E6E2F9

Shades

#5535D4
#4427B9
#382097
#2C1976
#1F1254
#130B32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7157DB.

How #7157DB 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#7157DB
Protanopia#5C5CDB
Protanomaly#655ADB
Deuteranopia#6161DB
Deuteranomaly#685DDB
Tritanopia#537373
Tritanomaly#6169A7
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

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Using #7157DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7157db: #7157DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7157DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7157db': '#7157DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.443, green: 0.341, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_7157db">#7157DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#7157DB"

More Blue Colors

#7157DB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7157DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7157DB?

#7157DB is a light blue — rgb(113, 87, 219) in RGB and hsl(252, 65%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iris (#5A4FCF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.

What is the RGB value of #7157DB?

#7157DB is rgb(113, 87, 219) — red 113, green 87, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7157DB?

#7157DB converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 60%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7157DB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7157DB scores 5.14:1 against white and 4.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7157DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7157DB 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 6.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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