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#8317E0

#8317e0 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8317e0 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 9.02% green and 87.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.52% cyan, 89.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 272.24°, with 81.38% saturation and 48.43% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.76.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1082

Complementary

  1. #8317e0
  2. #74e017

Split complementary

  1. #8317e0
  2. #d8e017
  3. #17e01e

Analogous

  1. #1e17e0
  2. #8317e0
  3. #e017d8

Triadic

  1. #8317e0
  2. #e08317
  3. #17e083

Tetradic

  1. #8317e0
  2. #e01774
  3. #74e017
  4. #17e083

Square

  1. #8317e0
  2. #e01e17
  3. #74e017
  4. #17d8e0

Monochromatic

  1. #320955
  2. #5a109b
  3. #8317e0
  4. #a756ee
  5. #cb9bf5

Shades

#8317e0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317e0
  2. #7615ca
  3. #6912b3
  4. #5c109d
  5. #4f0e86
  6. #420c70
  7. #34095a
  8. #270743
  9. #1a052d
  10. #0d0216
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317e0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317e0
  2. #8f2ee3
  3. #9c45e6
  4. #a85de9
  5. #b574ec
  6. #c18bf0
  7. #cda2f3
  8. #dab9f6
  9. #e6d1f9
  10. #f3e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317e0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317e0
  2. #8322d6
  3. #822ccd
  4. #8237c3
  5. #8241ba
  6. #824cb0
  7. #8156a6
  8. #81619d
  9. #816b93
  10. #80768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e4aa2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ce5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bdd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6c5985 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c49e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b49de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7647b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317e0 {
  color: #8317e0;
}
Background
.bg-8317e0 {
  background-color: #8317e0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317e0 {
  border: 2px solid #8317e0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317e0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 224;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 81% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317e0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317e0, #e017d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317e0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 224 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.76 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.31 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.08 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.25 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.83 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.08 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.33 #7ce81f Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8317e0  rgb(131, 23, 224)  hsl(272, 81%, 48%)  Blue Violet
#74e017  rgb(116, 224, 23)  hsl(92, 81%, 48%)  Lawn Green
#e08317  rgb(224, 131, 23)  hsl(32, 81%, 48%)  Fulvous
#17e083  rgb(23, 224, 131)  hsl(152, 81%, 48%)  Medium Spring Green