Information about #7517D3 color

#7517D3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#7517D3 falls into the Violet Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(117, 23, 211) — 45.9% red, 9% green, 82.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 37 / 74 / 0 / 17. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#7517D3 presents itself as a vivid, lively blue-purple violet — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of French Violet (#8806CE). Slightly further away sit Purple Amethyst (#6C2DC7) and Kelly Purple (#8617BB).

The recipe behind #7517D3 is rgb(117, 23, 211), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #7517D3: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for black. No one has named #7517D3 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#7517D3 color variations

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#7517D3 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #7517D3

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Kelly Purple color link
Kelly Purple

#8617BB

Purply Blue color link
Purply Blue

#661AEE

Blue Violet color link
Blue Violet

#8A2BE2

Burple color link
Burple

#6832E3

Neon Grape color link
Neon Grape

#7E00EC

Blue Purple color link
Blue Purple

#5729CE

DFIN color link
DFIN

#640CB6

Hot Violet color link
Hot Violet

#7931BB

Purple Blue color link
Purple Blue

#632DE9

Dark Violet color link
Dark Violet

#9400D3

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#7517D3
  • RGB117, 23, 211
  • CMYK37, 74, 0, 17
  • CSSrgb(117, 23, 211)
  • HSL270°, 80%, 46%
  • HSL Precise270°, 80.342%, 45.882%
  • HSV270°, 89%, 83%
  • HSB270°, 89%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.459
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.827
  • GLSLvec3(0.459, 0.090, 0.827)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.459, 0.090, 0.827, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.459, 0.090, 0.827)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB82.7%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID7517D3
  • DECIMAL ID7673811
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01