#7500BD

A dark, vivid purple closely aligning with Darkviolet.

About #7500BD

When working with digital screens, the color #7500BD is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkviolet. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 117, 0, and 189.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 38% C, 100% M, 0% Y, and 26% K. The HSL representation is 277.1° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 37.1% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7500BD
RGB117, 0, 189
HSL277.1°, 100.0%, 37.1%
CMYK38%, 100%, 0%, 26%
HSV277.1°, 100.0%, 74.1%
LAB32.8, 68.6, -68.8
XYZ16.5, 7.5, 48.7
Decimal7667901

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.43:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.49:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.06:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.12:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7500BD; }
.text-color { color: #7500BD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #7500BD; }

Similar Colors

Darkviolet
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