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#8317B6

#8317b6 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8317b6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 9.02% green and 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.02% cyan, 87.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 280.75°, with 77.56% saturation and 40.2% 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 7.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 4.42.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0882

Complementary

  1. #8317b6
  2. #4ab617

Split complementary

  1. #8317b6
  2. #9ab617
  3. #17b633

Analogous

  1. #3317b6
  2. #8317b6
  3. #b6179a

Triadic

  1. #8317b6
  2. #b68317
  3. #17b683

Tetradic

  1. #8317b6
  2. #b6174a
  3. #4ab617
  4. #17b683

Square

  1. #8317b6
  2. #b63317
  3. #4ab617
  4. #179ab6

Monochromatic

  1. #21062e
  2. #520e72
  3. #8317b6
  4. #ad34e5
  5. #c878ee

Shades

#8317b6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317b6
  2. #7615a4
  3. #691292
  4. #5c107f
  5. #4f0e6d
  6. #420c5b
  7. #340949
  8. #270737
  9. #1a0524
  10. #0d0212
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317b6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317b6
  2. #8f2ebd
  3. #9c45c5
  4. #a85dcc
  5. #b574d3
  6. #c18bdb
  7. #cda2e2
  8. #dab9e9
  9. #e6d1f0
  10. #f3e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317b6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317b6
  2. #8322b1
  3. #822cab
  4. #8237a6
  5. #8241a0
  6. #824c9b
  7. #815696
  8. #816190
  9. #816b8b
  10. #807685
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a4386 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c456c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4540b8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5144b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f388f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317b6 {
  color: #8317b6;
}
Background
.bg-8317b6 {
  background-color: #8317b6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317b6 {
  border: 2px solid #8317b6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317b6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 78% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317b6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317b6, #b6179a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317b6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 182 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.42 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.36 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.70 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.77 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.13 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.81 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.67 #7ce849 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8317b6  rgb(131, 23, 182)  hsl(281, 78%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#4ab617  rgb(74, 182, 23)  hsl(101, 78%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#b68317  rgb(182, 131, 23)  hsl(41, 78%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#17b683  rgb(23, 182, 131)  hsl(161, 78%, 40%)  Mint