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#8317CD

#8317cd ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8317cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.1% cyan, 88.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 275.6°, with 79.82% saturation and 44.71% 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 7.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.66.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0985

Complementary

  1. #8317cd
  2. #61cd17

Split complementary

  1. #8317cd
  2. #bccd17
  3. #17cd28

Analogous

  1. #2817cd
  2. #8317cd
  3. #cd17bc

Triadic

  1. #8317cd
  2. #cd8317
  3. #17cd83

Tetradic

  1. #8317cd
  2. #cd1761
  3. #61cd17
  4. #17cd83

Square

  1. #8317cd
  2. #cd2817
  3. #61cd17
  4. #17bccd

Monochromatic

  1. #2b0843
  2. #570f88
  3. #8317cd
  4. #a846ea
  5. #c88bf2

Shades

#8317cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317cd
  2. #7615b9
  3. #6912a4
  4. #5c1090
  5. #4f0e7b
  6. #420c67
  7. #340952
  8. #27073e
  9. #1a0529
  10. #0d0215
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317cd
  2. #8f2ed2
  3. #9c45d7
  4. #a85ddc
  5. #b574e1
  6. #c18be6
  7. #cda2eb
  8. #dab9f0
  9. #e6d1f5
  10. #f3e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317cd
  2. #8322c5
  3. #822cbe
  4. #8237b6
  5. #8241ae
  6. #824ca7
  7. #81569f
  8. #816197
  9. #816b8f
  10. #807688
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c4796 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #745079 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a45d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4647cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a40a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317cd {
  color: #8317cd;
}
Background
.bg-8317cd {
  background-color: #8317cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317cd {
  border: 2px solid #8317cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317cd, #cd17bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.66 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.35 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.86 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.37 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.40 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.72 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.83 #7ce832 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8317cd  rgb(131, 23, 205)  hsl(276, 80%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#61cd17  rgb(97, 205, 23)  hsl(96, 80%, 45%)  Lime Green
#cd8317  rgb(205, 131, 23)  hsl(36, 80%, 45%)  Bronze
#17cd83  rgb(23, 205, 131)  hsl(156, 80%, 45%)  Emerald