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#8917BB

#8917bb ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8917bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 9.02% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.74% cyan, 87.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 281.71°, with 78.1% saturation and 41.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.39.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0952

Complementary

  1. #8917bb
  2. #49bb17

Split complementary

  1. #8917bb
  2. #9bbb17
  3. #17bb37

Analogous

  1. #3717bb
  2. #8917bb
  3. #bb179b

Triadic

  1. #8917bb
  2. #bb8917
  3. #17bb89

Tetradic

  1. #8917bb
  2. #bb1749
  3. #49bb17
  4. #17bb89

Square

  1. #8917bb
  2. #bb3717
  3. #49bb17
  4. #179bbb

Monochromatic

  1. #250633
  2. #570f77
  3. #8917bb
  4. #b138e7
  5. #cc7cef

Shades

#8917bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8917bb
  2. #7b15a8
  3. #6e1296
  4. #601083
  5. #520e70
  6. #450c5e
  7. #37094b
  8. #290738
  9. #1b0525
  10. #0e0213
  11. #000000

Tints

#8917bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8917bb
  2. #952ec2
  3. #a145c9
  4. #ac5dcf
  5. #b874d6
  6. #c48bdd
  7. #d0a2e4
  8. #dcb9eb
  9. #e7d1f1
  10. #f3e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8917bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8917bb
  2. #8822b5
  3. #872caf
  4. #8637a9
  5. #8541a3
  6. #854c9e
  7. #845698
  8. #836192
  9. #826b8c
  10. #817686
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e468a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #82466f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4942bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5547b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #853993 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8917bb {
  color: #8917bb;
}
Background
.bg-8917bb {
  background-color: #8917bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8917bb {
  border: 2px solid #8917bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8917bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 23 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8917bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8917bb, #bb179b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8917bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 23 187 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.39 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.68 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.32 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.13 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.56 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.17 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.68 #76e844 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8917bb  rgb(137, 23, 187)  hsl(282, 78%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#49bb17  rgb(73, 187, 23)  hsl(102, 78%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#bb8917  rgb(187, 137, 23)  hsl(42, 78%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#17bb89  rgb(23, 187, 137)  hsl(162, 78%, 41%)  Mint