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#8317BE

#8317be ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8317be 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.05% cyan, 87.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 278.8°, with 78.4% saturation and 41.76% 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 7.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.58.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0916

Complementary

  1. #8317be
  2. #52be17

Split complementary

  1. #8317be
  2. #a5be17
  3. #17be2f

Analogous

  1. #2f17be
  2. #8317be
  3. #be17a5

Triadic

  1. #8317be
  2. #be8317
  3. #17be83

Tetradic

  1. #8317be
  2. #be1752
  3. #52be17
  4. #17be83

Square

  1. #8317be
  2. #be2f17
  3. #52be17
  4. #17a5be

Monochromatic

  1. #250635
  2. #540f7a
  3. #8317be
  4. #aa3ae7
  5. #c87fef

Shades

#8317be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317be
  2. #7615ab
  3. #691298
  4. #5c1085
  5. #4f0e72
  6. #420c5f
  7. #34094c
  8. #270739
  9. #1a0526
  10. #0d0213
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317be
  2. #8f2ec5
  3. #9c45cb
  4. #a85dd2
  5. #b574d8
  6. #c18bdf
  7. #cda2e5
  8. #dab9ec
  9. #e6d1f2
  10. #f3e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317be
  2. #8322b8
  3. #822cb2
  4. #8237ab
  5. #8241a5
  6. #824c9f
  7. #815699
  8. #816193
  9. #816b8c
  10. #807686
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b448c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #794970 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4142c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d45bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d3b96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317be {
  color: #8317be;
}
Background
.bg-8317be {
  background-color: #8317be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317be {
  border: 2px solid #8317be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 78% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317be, #be17a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 190 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.58 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.10 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.31 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.85 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.23 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.34 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.38 #7ce841 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8317be  rgb(131, 23, 190)  hsl(279, 78%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#52be17  rgb(82, 190, 23)  hsl(99, 78%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#be8317  rgb(190, 131, 23)  hsl(39, 78%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#17be83  rgb(23, 190, 131)  hsl(159, 78%, 42%)  Medium Sea Green