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#8917CD

#8917cd ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8917cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 9.02% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.17% cyan, 88.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 277.58°, with 79.82% saturation and 44.71% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.76.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1034

Complementary

  1. #8917cd
  2. #5bcd17

Split complementary

  1. #8917cd
  2. #b6cd17
  3. #17cd2e

Analogous

  1. #2e17cd
  2. #8917cd
  3. #cd17b6

Triadic

  1. #8917cd
  2. #cd8917
  3. #17cd89

Tetradic

  1. #8917cd
  2. #cd175b
  3. #5bcd17
  4. #17cd89

Square

  1. #8917cd
  2. #cd2e17
  3. #5bcd17
  4. #17b6cd

Monochromatic

  1. #2d0843
  2. #5b0f88
  3. #8917cd
  4. #ad46ea
  5. #cc8bf2

Shades

#8917cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8917cd
  2. #7b15b9
  3. #6e12a4
  4. #601090
  5. #520e7b
  6. #450c67
  7. #370952
  8. #29073e
  9. #1b0529
  10. #0e0215
  11. #000000

Tints

#8917cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8917cd
  2. #952ed2
  3. #a145d7
  4. #ac5ddc
  5. #b874e1
  6. #c48be6
  7. #d0a2eb
  8. #dcb9f0
  9. #e7d1f5
  10. #f3e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8917cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8917cd
  2. #8822c5
  3. #872cbe
  4. #8637b6
  5. #8541ae
  6. #854ca7
  7. #84569f
  8. #836197
  9. #826b8f
  10. #817688
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #704896 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d4f79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4146d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e49cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8240a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8917cd {
  color: #8917cd;
}
Background
.bg-8917cd {
  background-color: #8917cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8917cd {
  border: 2px solid #8917cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8917cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 23 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8917cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8917cd, #cd17b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8917cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 23 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.76 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.01 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.96 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.19 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.85 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.19 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.45 #76e832 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8917cd  rgb(137, 23, 205)  hsl(278, 80%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#5bcd17  rgb(91, 205, 23)  hsl(98, 80%, 45%)  Lime Green
#cd8917  rgb(205, 137, 23)  hsl(38, 80%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#17cd89  rgb(23, 205, 137)  hsl(158, 80%, 45%)  Caribbean Green