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#8317C9

#8317c9 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8317c9 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 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.83% cyan, 88.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 276.4°, with 79.46% saturation and 43.92% 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 7.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.79.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0966

Complementary

  1. #8317c9
  2. #5dc917

Split complementary

  1. #8317c9
  2. #b6c917
  3. #17c92a

Analogous

  1. #2a17c9
  2. #8317c9
  3. #c917b6

Triadic

  1. #8317c9
  2. #c98317
  3. #17c983

Tetradic

  1. #8317c9
  2. #c9175d
  3. #5dc917
  4. #17c983

Square

  1. #8317c9
  2. #c92a17
  3. #5dc917
  4. #17b6c9

Monochromatic

  1. #2a0740
  2. #560f84
  3. #8317c9
  4. #a843e9
  5. #c888f1

Shades

#8317c9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317c9
  2. #7615b5
  3. #6912a1
  4. #5c108d
  5. #4f0e79
  6. #420c65
  7. #340950
  8. #27073c
  9. #1a0528
  10. #0d0214
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317c9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317c9
  2. #8f2ece
  3. #9c45d4
  4. #a85dd9
  5. #b574df
  6. #c18be4
  7. #cda2e9
  8. #dab9ef
  9. #e6d1f4
  10. #f3e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317c9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317c9
  2. #8322c2
  3. #822cba
  4. #8237b3
  5. #8241ac
  6. #824ca5
  7. #81569d
  8. #816196
  9. #816b8f
  10. #807687
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c4693 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #764e77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c44cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4846c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b3f9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317c9 {
  color: #8317c9;
}
Background
.bg-8317c9 {
  background-color: #8317c9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317c9 {
  border: 2px solid #8317c9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317c9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 79% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317c9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317c9, #c917b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317c9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 201 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.79 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.79 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.92 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.87 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.92 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.74 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.16 #7ce836 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8317c9  rgb(131, 23, 201)  hsl(276, 79%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#5dc917  rgb(93, 201, 23)  hsl(96, 79%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#c98317  rgb(201, 131, 23)  hsl(36, 79%, 44%)  Bronze
#17c983  rgb(23, 201, 131)  hsl(156, 79%, 44%)  Emerald