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#8317CB

#8317cb ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8317cb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.47% cyan, 88.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 276°, with 79.65% saturation and 44.31% 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 7.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.72.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0975

Complementary

  1. #8317cb
  2. #5fcb17

Split complementary

  1. #8317cb
  2. #b9cb17
  3. #17cb29

Analogous

  1. #2917cb
  2. #8317cb
  3. #cb17b9

Triadic

  1. #8317cb
  2. #cb8317
  3. #17cb83

Tetradic

  1. #8317cb
  2. #cb175f
  3. #5fcb17
  4. #17cb83

Square

  1. #8317cb
  2. #cb2917
  3. #5fcb17
  4. #17b9cb

Monochromatic

  1. #2a0742
  2. #570f86
  3. #8317cb
  4. #a845ea
  5. #c889f2

Shades

#8317cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317cb
  2. #7615b7
  3. #6912a2
  4. #5c108e
  5. #4f0e7a
  6. #420c66
  7. #340951
  8. #27073d
  9. #1a0529
  10. #0d0214
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317cb
  2. #8f2ed0
  3. #9c45d5
  4. #a85ddb
  5. #b574e0
  6. #c18be5
  7. #cda2ea
  8. #dab9ef
  9. #e6d1f5
  10. #f3e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317cb
  2. #8322c4
  3. #822cbc
  4. #8237b5
  5. #8241ad
  6. #824ca6
  7. #81569e
  8. #816197
  9. #816b8f
  10. #807688
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c4694 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #754f78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b44ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4746c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b3fa0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317cb {
  color: #8317cb;
}
Background
.bg-8317cb {
  background-color: #8317cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317cb {
  border: 2px solid #8317cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317cb, #cb17b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 203 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.72 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.57 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.89 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.62 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.66 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.92 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.94 #7ce834 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8317cb  rgb(131, 23, 203)  hsl(276, 80%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#5fcb17  rgb(95, 203, 23)  hsl(96, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green
#cb8317  rgb(203, 131, 23)  hsl(36, 80%, 44%)  Bronze
#17cb83  rgb(23, 203, 131)  hsl(156, 80%, 44%)  Emerald