#7516CC

A medium, vivid purple closely aligning with Blueviolet.

About #7516CC

When working with digital screens, the color #7516CC is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Blueviolet. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 117, 22, and 204.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 43% C, 89% M, 0% Y, and 20% K. The HSL representation is 271.3° hue, 80.5% saturation, and 44.3% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7516CC
RGB117, 22, 204
HSL271.3°, 80.5%, 44.3%
CMYK43%, 89%, 0%, 20%
HSV271.3°, 89.2%, 80.0%
LAB35.4, 68.2, -73.3
XYZ18.5, 8.7, 57.8
Decimal7673548

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.66:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.74:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.32:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.33:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

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

Similar Colors

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