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#8317B7

#8317b7 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8317b7 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 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.42% cyan, 87.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 280.5°, with 77.67% saturation and 40.39% 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 7.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 4.31.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0886

Complementary

  1. #8317b7
  2. #4bb717

Split complementary

  1. #8317b7
  2. #9bb717
  3. #17b733

Analogous

  1. #3317b7
  2. #8317b7
  3. #b7179b

Triadic

  1. #8317b7
  2. #b78317
  3. #17b783

Tetradic

  1. #8317b7
  2. #b7174b
  3. #4bb717
  4. #17b783

Square

  1. #8317b7
  2. #b73317
  3. #4bb717
  4. #179bb7

Monochromatic

  1. #22062f
  2. #520e73
  3. #8317b7
  4. #ac35e6
  5. #c879ee

Shades

#8317b7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317b7
  2. #7615a5
  3. #691292
  4. #5c1080
  5. #4f0e6e
  6. #420c5c
  7. #340949
  8. #270737
  9. #1a0525
  10. #0d0212
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317b7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317b7
  2. #8f2ebe
  3. #9c45c5
  4. #a85dcd
  5. #b574d4
  6. #c18bdb
  7. #cda2e2
  8. #dab9e9
  9. #e6d1f1
  10. #f3e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317b7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317b7
  2. #8322b2
  3. #822cac
  4. #8237a7
  5. #8241a1
  6. #824c9c
  7. #815696
  8. #816191
  9. #816b8b
  10. #807686
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a4387 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b456c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4540b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5044b5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f3890 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317b7 {
  color: #8317b7;
}
Background
.bg-8317b7 {
  background-color: #8317b7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317b7 {
  border: 2px solid #8317b7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317b7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 78% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317b7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317b7, #b7179b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317b7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 183 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.31 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.41 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.71 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.76 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.00 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.95 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.81 #7ce848 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8317b7  rgb(131, 23, 183)  hsl(281, 78%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#4bb717  rgb(75, 183, 23)  hsl(101, 78%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#b78317  rgb(183, 131, 23)  hsl(41, 78%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#17b783  rgb(23, 183, 131)  hsl(161, 78%, 40%)  Mint