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#8317EF

#8317ef ≈ Electric Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8317ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.19% cyan, 90.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 87.1% saturation and 51.37% 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 6.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Violet (#8f00ff), ΔE 2.47.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1167

Complementary

  1. #8317ef
  2. #83ef17

Split complementary

  1. #8317ef
  2. #efef17
  3. #17ef17

Analogous

  1. #1717ef
  2. #8317ef
  3. #ef17ef

Triadic

  1. #8317ef
  2. #ef8317
  3. #17ef83

Tetradic

  1. #8317ef
  2. #ef1783
  3. #83ef17
  4. #17ef83

Square

  1. #8317ef
  2. #ef1717
  3. #83ef17
  4. #17efef

Monochromatic

  1. #360766
  2. #5d0cae
  3. #8317ef
  4. #a95ff4
  5. #cfa6f9

Shades

#8317ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317ef
  2. #7615d7
  3. #6912bf
  4. #5c10a7
  5. #4f0e8f
  6. #420c78
  7. #340960
  8. #270748
  9. #1a0530
  10. #0d0218
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317ef
  2. #8f2ef1
  3. #9c45f2
  4. #a85df4
  5. #b574f5
  6. #c18bf7
  7. #cda2f9
  8. #dab9fa
  9. #e6d1fc
  10. #f3e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317ef
  2. #8322e4
  3. #822cd9
  4. #8237ce
  5. #8241c3
  6. #824cb8
  7. #8156ac
  8. #8161a1
  9. #816b96
  10. #80768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #704dad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005deb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #65608e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1b4df2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e4bed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #724dbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317ef {
  color: #8317ef;
}
Background
.bg-8317ef {
  background-color: #8317ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317ef {
  border: 2px solid #8317ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317ef, #ef17ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 239 / 0.35);
}

#8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 2.47 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.60 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 3.21 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.64 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.66 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.82 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.73 #7ce810 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Electric Violet
#8317ef  rgb(131, 23, 239)  hsl(270, 87%, 51%)  Electric Violet
#83ef17  rgb(131, 239, 23)  hsl(90, 87%, 51%)  Lawn Green
#ef8317  rgb(239, 131, 23)  hsl(30, 87%, 51%)  Tangerine
#17ef83  rgb(23, 239, 131)  hsl(150, 87%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green