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#8301CC

#8301cc ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8301cc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.78% cyan, 99.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 278.42°, with 99.02% saturation and 40.2% 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 7.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.07.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0921

Complementary

  1. #8301cc
  2. #4acc01

Split complementary

  1. #8301cc
  2. #b0cc01
  3. #01cc1d

Analogous

  1. #1d01cc
  2. #8301cc
  3. #cc01b0

Triadic

  1. #8301cc
  2. #cc8301
  3. #01cc83

Tetradic

  1. #8301cc
  2. #cc014a
  3. #4acc01
  4. #01cc83

Square

  1. #8301cc
  2. #cc1d01
  3. #4acc01
  4. #01b0cc

Monochromatic

  1. #210034
  2. #520180
  3. #8301cc
  4. #ad1cfe
  5. #c868fe

Shades

#8301cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8301cc
  2. #7601b8
  3. #6901a3
  4. #5c018f
  5. #4f017a
  6. #420166
  7. #340052
  8. #27003d
  9. #1a0029
  10. #0d0014
  11. #000000

Tints

#8301cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8301cc
  2. #8f1ad1
  3. #9c34d6
  4. #a84ddb
  5. #b567e0
  6. #c180e6
  7. #cd99eb
  8. #dab3f0
  9. #e6ccf5
  10. #f3e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8301cc mixed progressively with gray.

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

Readable text 7.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b4394 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #754c77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3640cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4443ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b3ba0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8301cc {
  color: #8301cc;
}
Background
.bg-8301cc {
  background-color: #8301cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8301cc {
  border: 2px solid #8301cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8301cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 1 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 99% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8301cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8301cc, #cc01b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8301cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 1 204 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.07 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.42 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.61 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.83 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.01 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.98 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.38 #7cfe33 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8301cc  rgb(131, 1, 204)  hsl(278, 99%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#4acc01  rgb(74, 204, 1)  hsl(98, 99%, 40%)  Lime Green
#cc8301  rgb(204, 131, 1)  hsl(38, 99%, 40%)  Fulvous
#01cc83  rgb(1, 204, 131)  hsl(158, 99%, 40%)  Emerald