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#8317AD

#8317ad ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8317ad 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 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.28% cyan, 86.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 283.2°, with 76.53% saturation and 38.43% 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 7.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 5.53.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.0846

Complementary

  1. #8317ad
  2. #41ad17

Split complementary

  1. #8317ad
  2. #8cad17
  3. #17ad38

Analogous

  1. #3817ad
  2. #8317ad
  3. #ad178c

Triadic

  1. #8317ad
  2. #ad8317
  3. #17ad83

Tetradic

  1. #8317ad
  2. #ad1741
  3. #41ad17
  4. #17ad83

Square

  1. #8317ad
  2. #ad3817
  3. #41ad17
  4. #178cad

Monochromatic

  1. #1d0526
  2. #500e69
  3. #8317ad
  4. #b02de3
  5. #ca71ec

Shades

#8317ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317ad
  2. #76159c
  3. #69128a
  4. #5c1079
  5. #4f0e68
  6. #420c57
  7. #340945
  8. #270734
  9. #1a0523
  10. #0d0211
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317ad
  2. #8f2eb5
  3. #9c45bd
  4. #a85dc6
  5. #b574ce
  6. #c18bd6
  7. #cda2de
  8. #dab9e6
  9. #e6d1ef
  10. #f3e8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317ad
  2. #8322a9
  3. #822ca4
  4. #8237a0
  5. #82419b
  6. #824c97
  7. #815692
  8. #81618e
  9. #816b89
  10. #807685
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #694281 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004db1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e4066 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #483eaf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5443ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #803488 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317ad {
  color: #8317ad;
}
Background
.bg-8317ad {
  background-color: #8317ad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317ad {
  border: 2px solid #8317ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 77% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317ad, #ad178c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 173 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.53 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.03 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.31 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.51 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.35 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.47 #800080 Purple ΔE 7.79 #7ce852 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8317ad  rgb(131, 23, 173)  hsl(283, 77%, 38%)  Dark Violet
#41ad17  rgb(65, 173, 23)  hsl(103, 77%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#ad8317  rgb(173, 131, 23)  hsl(43, 77%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#17ad83  rgb(23, 173, 131)  hsl(163, 77%, 38%)  Jungle Green