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#8317BB

#8317bb ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8317bb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 9.02% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.95% cyan, 87.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 279.51°, with 78.1% saturation and 41.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.87.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0903

Complementary

  1. #8317bb
  2. #4fbb17

Split complementary

  1. #8317bb
  2. #a1bb17
  3. #17bb31

Analogous

  1. #3117bb
  2. #8317bb
  3. #bb17a1

Triadic

  1. #8317bb
  2. #bb8317
  3. #17bb83

Tetradic

  1. #8317bb
  2. #bb174f
  3. #4fbb17
  4. #17bb83

Square

  1. #8317bb
  2. #bb3117
  3. #4fbb17
  4. #17a1bb

Monochromatic

  1. #240633
  2. #530f77
  3. #8317bb
  4. #ab38e7
  5. #c87cef

Shades

#8317bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317bb
  2. #7615a8
  3. #691296
  4. #5c1083
  5. #4f0e70
  6. #420c5e
  7. #34094b
  8. #270738
  9. #1a0525
  10. #0d0213
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317bb
  2. #8f2ec2
  3. #9c45c9
  4. #a85dcf
  5. #b574d6
  6. #c18bdd
  7. #cda2e4
  8. #dab9eb
  9. #e6d1f1
  10. #f3e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317bb
  2. #8322b5
  3. #822caf
  4. #8237a9
  5. #8241a3
  6. #824c9e
  7. #815698
  8. #816192
  9. #816b8c
  10. #807686
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a448a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a476f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4341bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f45b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e3993 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317bb {
  color: #8317bb;
}
Background
.bg-8317bb {
  background-color: #8317bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317bb {
  border: 2px solid #8317bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317bb, #bb17a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 187 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.87 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.46 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.48 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.65 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.01 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.51 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.75 #7ce844 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8317bb  rgb(131, 23, 187)  hsl(280, 78%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#4fbb17  rgb(79, 187, 23)  hsl(100, 78%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#bb8317  rgb(187, 131, 23)  hsl(40, 78%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#17bb83  rgb(23, 187, 131)  hsl(160, 78%, 41%)  Mint