HEX Color #7516E2 (Blueviolet)

About #7516E2

The precise color #7516E2 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Blueviolet. In the RGB color space, it consists of 117 red, 22 green, and 226 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 48% cyan, 90% magenta, 0% yellow, and 11% black. The HSL representation is 267.9° hue, 82.3% saturation, and 48.6% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7516E2

RGB117, 22, 226

HSL267.9°, 82.3%, 48.6%

CMYK48%, 90%, 0%, 11%

HSV267.9°, 90.3%, 88.6%

LAB37.6, 73.1, -82.5

XYZ21.4, 9.8, 72.7

Decimal7673570

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#7516E2 #83E216

Analogous

#161CE2 #DA16E2

Triadic

#E27516 #16E275

Tetradic

#E2161C #83E216 #16E2DB

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#7516E2

#842FE5

#9349E8

#A363EB

#B27DEE

#C197F2

#D1B1F5

#E0CBF8

#EFE5FB

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#7516E2

#6813C8

#5B11AF

#4E0E96

#410C7D

#340964

#27074B

#1A0432

#0D0219

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.07:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.97:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

6.76:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.52:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7516E2; }

.text-color { color: #7516E2; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #7516E2; }

Similar Colors

Blueviolet

#8A2BE2