#7516C5

A medium, vivid purple closely aligning with Blueviolet.

About #7516C5

The hex code #7516C5 represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. Its closest recognized web color is Blueviolet. Its digital footprint relies on 117 parts red, 22 parts green, and 197 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 41% cyan and 89% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7516C5
RGB117, 22, 197
HSL272.6°, 79.9%, 42.9%
CMYK41%, 89%, 0%, 23%
HSV272.6°, 88.8%, 77.3%
LAB34.8, 66.7, -70.3
XYZ17.7, 8.4, 53.5
Decimal7673541

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.84:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.68:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.50:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.28:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7516C5; }
.text-color { color: #7516C5; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #7516C5; }

Similar Colors

Blueviolet
#8A2BE2