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#8311BC

#8311bc ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8311bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 6.67% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.32% cyan, 90.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 280°, with 83.41% saturation and 40.2% 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 7.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0886

Complementary

  1. #8311bc
  2. #4abc11

Split complementary

  1. #8311bc
  2. #a0bc11
  3. #11bc2e

Analogous

  1. #2e11bc
  2. #8311bc
  3. #bc11a0

Triadic

  1. #8311bc
  2. #bc8311
  3. #11bc83

Tetradic

  1. #8311bc
  2. #bc114a
  3. #4abc11
  4. #11bc83

Square

  1. #8311bc
  2. #bc2e11
  3. #4abc11
  4. #11a0bc

Monochromatic

  1. #210430
  2. #520b76
  3. #8311bc
  4. #ad2dec
  5. #c874f2

Shades

#8311bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8311bc
  2. #760fa9
  3. #690e96
  4. #5c0c84
  5. #4f0a71
  6. #42095e
  7. #34074b
  8. #270538
  9. #1a0326
  10. #0d0213
  11. #000000

Tints

#8311bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8311bc
  2. #8f29c3
  3. #9c41c9
  4. #a858d0
  5. #b570d7
  6. #c188de
  7. #cda0e4
  8. #dab8eb
  9. #e6cff2
  10. #f3e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8311bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8311bc
  2. #831cb6
  3. #8227b0
  4. #8232aa
  5. #823da4
  6. #82499e
  7. #815498
  8. #815f92
  9. #816a8c
  10. #807586
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a438a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a466f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #413fbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d43ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e3894 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8311bc {
  color: #8311bc;
}
Background
.bg-8311bc {
  background-color: #8311bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8311bc {
  border: 2px solid #8311bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8311bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 17 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 83% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8311bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8311bc, #bc11a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8311bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 17 188 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.63 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.76 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.91 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.24 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.56 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.64 #7cee43 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8311bc  rgb(131, 17, 188)  hsl(280, 83%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#4abc11  rgb(74, 188, 17)  hsl(100, 83%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#bc8311  rgb(188, 131, 17)  hsl(40, 83%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#11bc83  rgb(17, 188, 131)  hsl(160, 83%, 40%)  Mint