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#8317B8

#8317b8 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8317b8 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 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.8% cyan, 87.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 280.25°, with 77.78% saturation and 40.59% 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 7.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 4.19.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.089

Complementary

  1. #8317b8
  2. #4cb817

Split complementary

  1. #8317b8
  2. #9db817
  3. #17b833

Analogous

  1. #3317b8
  2. #8317b8
  3. #b8179d

Triadic

  1. #8317b8
  2. #b88317
  3. #17b883

Tetradic

  1. #8317b8
  2. #b8174c
  3. #4cb817
  4. #17b883

Square

  1. #8317b8
  2. #b83317
  3. #4cb817
  4. #179db8

Monochromatic

  1. #220630
  2. #530e74
  3. #8317b8
  4. #ac36e6
  5. #c87aee

Shades

#8317b8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317b8
  2. #7615a6
  3. #691293
  4. #5c1081
  5. #4f0e6e
  6. #420c5c
  7. #34094a
  8. #270737
  9. #1a0525
  10. #0d0212
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317b8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317b8
  2. #8f2ebf
  3. #9c45c6
  4. #a85dcd
  5. #b574d4
  6. #c18bdc
  7. #cda2e3
  8. #dab9ea
  9. #e6d1f1
  10. #f3e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317b8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317b8
  2. #8322b2
  3. #822cad
  4. #8237a7
  5. #8241a2
  6. #824c9c
  7. #815696
  8. #816191
  9. #816b8b
  10. #807686
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a4388 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b466d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4440ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5045b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e3891 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317b8 {
  color: #8317b8;
}
Background
.bg-8317b8 {
  background-color: #8317b8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317b8 {
  border: 2px solid #8317b8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317b8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317b8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317b8, #b8179d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317b8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 184 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.19 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.47 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.64 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.82 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.87 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.09 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.95 #7ce847 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8317b8  rgb(131, 23, 184)  hsl(280, 78%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#4cb817  rgb(76, 184, 23)  hsl(100, 78%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#b88317  rgb(184, 131, 23)  hsl(40, 78%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#17b883  rgb(23, 184, 131)  hsl(160, 78%, 41%)  Mint