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#8317CC

#8317cc ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8317cc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.78% cyan, 88.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 275.8°, with 79.74% saturation and 44.51% 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 7.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.69.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.098

Complementary

  1. #8317cc
  2. #60cc17

Split complementary

  1. #8317cc
  2. #bbcc17
  3. #17cc28

Analogous

  1. #2817cc
  2. #8317cc
  3. #cc17bb

Triadic

  1. #8317cc
  2. #cc8317
  3. #17cc83

Tetradic

  1. #8317cc
  2. #cc1760
  3. #60cc17
  4. #17cc83

Square

  1. #8317cc
  2. #cc2817
  3. #60cc17
  4. #17bbcc

Monochromatic

  1. #2b0743
  2. #570f87
  3. #8317cc
  4. #a845ea
  5. #c88af2

Shades

#8317cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317cc
  2. #7615b8
  3. #6912a3
  4. #5c108f
  5. #4f0e7a
  6. #420c66
  7. #340952
  8. #27073d
  9. #1a0529
  10. #0d0214
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317cc
  2. #8f2ed1
  3. #9c45d6
  4. #a85ddb
  5. #b574e0
  6. #c18be6
  7. #cda2eb
  8. #dab9f0
  9. #e6d1f5
  10. #f3e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317cc mixed progressively with gray.

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

Readable text 7.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c4795 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #755079 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a45cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4747ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b40a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317cc {
  color: #8317cc;
}
Background
.bg-8317cc {
  background-color: #8317cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317cc {
  border: 2px solid #8317cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317cc, #cc17bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 204 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.69 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.46 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.87 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.49 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.53 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.83 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.93 #7ce833 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8317cc  rgb(131, 23, 204)  hsl(276, 80%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#60cc17  rgb(96, 204, 23)  hsl(96, 80%, 45%)  Lime Green
#cc8317  rgb(204, 131, 23)  hsl(36, 80%, 45%)  Bronze
#17cc83  rgb(23, 204, 131)  hsl(156, 80%, 45%)  Emerald