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#8301BD

#8301bd ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8301bd is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 0.39% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.69% cyan, 99.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 281.49°, with 98.95% saturation and 37.25% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 4.13.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0852

Complementary

  1. #8301bd
  2. #3bbd01

Split complementary

  1. #8301bd
  2. #99bd01
  3. #01bd25

Analogous

  1. #2501bd
  2. #8301bd
  3. #bd0199

Triadic

  1. #8301bd
  2. #bd8301
  3. #01bd83

Tetradic

  1. #8301bd
  2. #bd013b
  3. #3bbd01
  4. #01bd83

Square

  1. #8301bd
  2. #bd2501
  3. #3bbd01
  4. #0199bd

Monochromatic

  1. #190025
  2. #4e0171
  3. #8301bd
  4. #b30dfe
  5. #cb59fe

Shades

#8301bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8301bd
  2. #7601aa
  3. #690197
  4. #5c0184
  5. #4f0171
  6. #42015f
  7. #34004c
  8. #270039
  9. #1a0026
  10. #0d0013
  11. #000000

Tints

#8301bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8301bd
  2. #8f1ac4
  3. #9c34ca
  4. #a84dd1
  5. #b567d7
  6. #c180de
  7. #cd99e5
  8. #dab3eb
  9. #e6ccf2
  10. #f3e6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8301bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8301bd
  2. #830eb7
  3. #821ab1
  4. #8227ab
  5. #8234a5
  6. #82419f
  7. #814d98
  8. #815a92
  9. #81678c
  10. #807386
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #69408a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ec1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a446e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f3dc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c41bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e3494 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8301bd {
  color: #8301bd;
}
Background
.bg-8301bd {
  background-color: #8301bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8301bd {
  border: 2px solid #8301bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8301bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 1 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 99% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8301bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8301bd, #bd0199);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8301bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 1 189 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.13 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.05 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.37 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.38 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.63 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.59 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.61 #7cfe42 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8301bd  rgb(131, 1, 189)  hsl(281, 99%, 37%)  Dark Violet
#3bbd01  rgb(59, 189, 1)  hsl(101, 99%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#bd8301  rgb(189, 131, 1)  hsl(41, 99%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#01bd83  rgb(1, 189, 131)  hsl(161, 99%, 37%)  Mint