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#8317EE

#8317ee ≈ Electric Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8317ee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.96% cyan, 90.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 270.14°, with 86.35% saturation and 51.18% 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 6.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Violet (#8f00ff), ΔE 2.56.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1161

Complementary

  1. #8317ee
  2. #82ee17

Split complementary

  1. #8317ee
  2. #eeee17
  3. #17ee18

Analogous

  1. #1817ee
  2. #8317ee
  3. #ee17ee

Triadic

  1. #8317ee
  2. #ee8317
  3. #17ee83

Tetradic

  1. #8317ee
  2. #ee1782
  3. #82ee17
  4. #17ee83

Square

  1. #8317ee
  2. #ee1817
  3. #82ee17
  4. #17eeee

Monochromatic

  1. #360765
  2. #5d0dac
  3. #8317ee
  4. #a95ef3
  5. #cfa6f8

Shades

#8317ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317ee
  2. #7615d6
  3. #6912be
  4. #5c10a7
  5. #4f0e8f
  6. #420c77
  7. #34095f
  8. #270747
  9. #1a0530
  10. #0d0218
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317ee
  2. #8f2ef0
  3. #9c45f1
  4. #a85df3
  5. #b574f5
  6. #c18bf7
  7. #cda2f8
  8. #dab9fa
  9. #e6d1fc
  10. #f3e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317ee
  2. #8322e3
  3. #822cd8
  4. #8237cd
  5. #8241c2
  6. #824cb7
  7. #8156ac
  8. #8161a1
  9. #816b96
  10. #80768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f4cac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #65608d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1c4df1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f4aec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #724dbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317ee {
  color: #8317ee;
}
Background
.bg-8317ee {
  background-color: #8317ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317ee {
  border: 2px solid #8317ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317ee, #ee17ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 238 / 0.35);
}

#8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 2.56 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.57 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 3.25 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.54 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.72 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.84 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.68 #7ce811 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Electric Violet
#8317ee  rgb(131, 23, 238)  hsl(270, 86%, 51%)  Electric Violet
#82ee17  rgb(130, 238, 23)  hsl(90, 86%, 51%)  Lawn Green
#ee8317  rgb(238, 131, 23)  hsl(30, 86%, 51%)  Tangerine
#17ee83  rgb(23, 238, 131)  hsl(150, 86%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green