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#8317AC

#8317ac ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8317ac is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 9.02% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.84% cyan, 86.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 283.49°, with 76.41% saturation and 38.24% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 5.66.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.0842

Complementary

  1. #8317ac
  2. #40ac17

Split complementary

  1. #8317ac
  2. #8bac17
  3. #17ac39

Analogous

  1. #3917ac
  2. #8317ac
  3. #ac178b

Triadic

  1. #8317ac
  2. #ac8317
  3. #17ac83

Tetradic

  1. #8317ac
  2. #ac1740
  3. #40ac17
  4. #17ac83

Square

  1. #8317ac
  2. #ac3917
  3. #40ac17
  4. #178bac

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0525
  2. #500e69
  3. #8317ac
  4. #b12de3
  5. #ca70ec

Shades

#8317ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317ac
  2. #76159b
  3. #69128a
  4. #5c1078
  5. #4f0e67
  6. #420c56
  7. #340945
  8. #270734
  9. #1a0522
  10. #0d0211
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317ac
  2. #8f2eb4
  3. #9c45bd
  4. #a85dc5
  5. #b574cd
  6. #c18bd6
  7. #cda2de
  8. #dab9e6
  9. #e6d1ee
  10. #f3e8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317ac
  2. #8322a8
  3. #822ca3
  4. #82379f
  5. #82419a
  6. #824c96
  7. #815692
  8. #81618d
  9. #816b89
  10. #807684
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #694280 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004db0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f4066 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #493eae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5443aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #803488 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317ac {
  color: #8317ac;
}
Background
.bg-8317ac {
  background-color: #8317ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317ac {
  border: 2px solid #8317ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 76% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317ac, #ac178b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 172 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.66 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.02 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.29 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.36 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.20 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.56 #800080 Purple ΔE 7.64 #7ce853 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8317ac  rgb(131, 23, 172)  hsl(283, 76%, 38%)  Dark Violet
#40ac17  rgb(64, 172, 23)  hsl(103, 76%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#ac8317  rgb(172, 131, 23)  hsl(43, 76%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#17ac83  rgb(23, 172, 131)  hsl(163, 76%, 38%)  Jungle Green