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#8317BC

#8317bc ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8317bc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.32% cyan, 87.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 279.27°, with 78.2% saturation and 41.37% 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 7.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.77.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0907

Complementary

  1. #8317bc
  2. #50bc17

Split complementary

  1. #8317bc
  2. #a2bc17
  3. #17bc30

Analogous

  1. #3017bc
  2. #8317bc
  3. #bc17a2

Triadic

  1. #8317bc
  2. #bc8317
  3. #17bc83

Tetradic

  1. #8317bc
  2. #bc1750
  3. #50bc17
  4. #17bc83

Square

  1. #8317bc
  2. #bc3017
  3. #50bc17
  4. #17a2bc

Monochromatic

  1. #240634
  2. #530f78
  3. #8317bc
  4. #ab39e7
  5. #c87def

Shades

#8317bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317bc
  2. #7615a9
  3. #691296
  4. #5c1084
  5. #4f0e71
  6. #420c5e
  7. #34094b
  8. #270738
  9. #1a0526
  10. #0d0213
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317bc
  2. #8f2ec3
  3. #9c45c9
  4. #a85dd0
  5. #b574d7
  6. #c18bde
  7. #cda2e4
  8. #dab9eb
  9. #e6d1f2
  10. #f3e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317bc
  2. #8322b6
  3. #822cb0
  4. #8237aa
  5. #8241a4
  6. #824c9e
  7. #815698
  8. #816192
  9. #816b8c
  10. #807686
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.46:1 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 #0051c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a486f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4241be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e45ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e3a94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317bc {
  color: #8317bc;
}
Background
.bg-8317bc {
  background-color: #8317bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317bc {
  border: 2px solid #8317bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317bc, #bc17a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 188 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.77 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.35 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.41 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.71 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.09 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.61 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.65 #7ce843 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8317bc  rgb(131, 23, 188)  hsl(279, 78%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#50bc17  rgb(80, 188, 23)  hsl(99, 78%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#bc8317  rgb(188, 131, 23)  hsl(39, 78%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#17bc83  rgb(23, 188, 131)  hsl(159, 78%, 41%)  Mint