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#8317AE

#8317ae ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8317ae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.71% cyan, 86.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 282.91°, with 76.65% saturation and 38.63% 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 7.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 5.4.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.0849

Complementary

  1. #8317ae
  2. #42ae17

Split complementary

  1. #8317ae
  2. #8eae17
  3. #17ae37

Analogous

  1. #3717ae
  2. #8317ae
  3. #ae178e

Triadic

  1. #8317ae
  2. #ae8317
  3. #17ae83

Tetradic

  1. #8317ae
  2. #ae1742
  3. #42ae17
  4. #17ae83

Square

  1. #8317ae
  2. #ae3717
  3. #42ae17
  4. #178eae

Monochromatic

  1. #1d0527
  2. #500e6a
  3. #8317ae
  4. #b02ee3
  5. #c972ec

Shades

#8317ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317ae
  2. #76159d
  3. #69128b
  4. #5c107a
  5. #4f0e68
  6. #420c57
  7. #340946
  8. #270734
  9. #1a0523
  10. #0d0211
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317ae
  2. #8f2eb6
  3. #9c45be
  4. #a85dc6
  5. #b574ce
  6. #c18bd7
  7. #cda2df
  8. #dab9e7
  9. #e6d1ef
  10. #f3e8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317ae
  2. #8322a9
  3. #822ca5
  4. #8237a0
  5. #82419c
  6. #824c97
  7. #815692
  8. #81618e
  9. #816b89
  10. #807685
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #694281 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004db2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e4167 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #483eb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5344ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #803589 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317ae {
  color: #8317ae;
}
Background
.bg-8317ae {
  background-color: #8317ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317ae {
  border: 2px solid #8317ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 77% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317ae, #ae178e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 174 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.40 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.06 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.34 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.66 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.39 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.50 #800080 Purple ΔE 7.94 #7ce851 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8317ae  rgb(131, 23, 174)  hsl(283, 77%, 39%)  Dark Violet
#42ae17  rgb(66, 174, 23)  hsl(103, 77%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#ae8317  rgb(174, 131, 23)  hsl(43, 77%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#17ae83  rgb(23, 174, 131)  hsl(163, 77%, 39%)  Jungle Green