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#8301CB

#8301cb ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8301cb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 0.39% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.47% cyan, 99.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 278.61°, with 99.02% saturation and 40% 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 7.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.11.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0916

Complementary

  1. #8301cb
  2. #49cb01

Split complementary

  1. #8301cb
  2. #aecb01
  3. #01cb1e

Analogous

  1. #1e01cb
  2. #8301cb
  3. #cb01ae

Triadic

  1. #8301cb
  2. #cb8301
  3. #01cb83

Tetradic

  1. #8301cb
  2. #cb0149
  3. #49cb01
  4. #01cb83

Square

  1. #8301cb
  2. #cb1e01
  3. #49cb01
  4. #01aecb

Monochromatic

  1. #210033
  2. #52017f
  3. #8301cb
  4. #ad1bfe
  5. #c867fe

Shades

#8301cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8301cb
  2. #7601b7
  3. #6901a2
  4. #5c018e
  5. #4f017a
  6. #420166
  7. #340051
  8. #27003d
  9. #1a0029
  10. #0d0014
  11. #000000

Tints

#8301cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8301cb
  2. #8f1ad0
  3. #9c34d5
  4. #a84ddb
  5. #b567e0
  6. #c180e5
  7. #cd99ea
  8. #dab3ef
  9. #e6ccf5
  10. #f3e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8301cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8301cb
  2. #830ec4
  3. #821abc
  4. #8227b5
  5. #8234ad
  6. #8241a6
  7. #814d9e
  8. #815a97
  9. #81678f
  10. #807388
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b4293 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #754b76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3740ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4543c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b3a9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8301cb {
  color: #8301cb;
}
Background
.bg-8301cb {
  background-color: #8301cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8301cb {
  border: 2px solid #8301cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8301cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 1 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 99% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8301cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8301cb, #cb01ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8301cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 1 203 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.11 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.52 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.74 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.85 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.13 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.08 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.30 #7cfe34 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8301cb  rgb(131, 1, 203)  hsl(279, 99%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#49cb01  rgb(73, 203, 1)  hsl(99, 99%, 40%)  Lime Green
#cb8301  rgb(203, 131, 1)  hsl(39, 99%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#01cb83  rgb(1, 203, 131)  hsl(159, 99%, 40%)  Emerald