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#8317E2

#8317e2 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8317e2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.04% cyan, 89.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 271.92°, with 81.53% saturation and 48.82% 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 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.66.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1093

Complementary

  1. #8317e2
  2. #76e217

Split complementary

  1. #8317e2
  2. #dbe217
  3. #17e21d

Analogous

  1. #1d17e2
  2. #8317e2
  3. #e217db

Triadic

  1. #8317e2
  2. #e28317
  3. #17e283

Tetradic

  1. #8317e2
  2. #e21776
  3. #76e217
  4. #17e283

Square

  1. #8317e2
  2. #e21d17
  3. #76e217
  4. #17dbe2

Monochromatic

  1. #320957
  2. #5b109d
  3. #8317e2
  4. #a858ee
  5. #cc9df5

Shades

#8317e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317e2
  2. #7615cb
  3. #6912b5
  4. #5c109e
  5. #4f0e88
  6. #420c71
  7. #34095a
  8. #270744
  9. #1a052d
  10. #0d0217
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317e2
  2. #8f2ee5
  3. #9c45e8
  4. #a85deb
  5. #b574ee
  6. #c18bf1
  7. #cda2f3
  8. #dab9f6
  9. #e6d1f9
  10. #f3e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317e2
  2. #8322d8
  3. #822cce
  4. #8237c5
  5. #8241bb
  6. #824cb1
  7. #8156a7
  8. #81619d
  9. #816b94
  10. #80768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e4aa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ce7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bdf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6b5a86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2a4ae5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3949e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7648b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317e2 {
  color: #8317e2;
}
Background
.bg-8317e2 {
  background-color: #8317e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317e2 {
  border: 2px solid #8317e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 82% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317e2, #e217db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 226 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.66 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.46 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.85 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.07 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.65 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.14 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.22 #7ce81d Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8317e2  rgb(131, 23, 226)  hsl(272, 82%, 49%)  Blue Violet
#76e217  rgb(118, 226, 23)  hsl(92, 82%, 49%)  Lawn Green
#e28317  rgb(226, 131, 23)  hsl(32, 82%, 49%)  Fulvous
#17e283  rgb(23, 226, 131)  hsl(152, 82%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green