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#8311DA

#8311da ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8311da is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 6.67% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.91% cyan, 92.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 274.03°, with 85.53% saturation and 46.08% 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 6.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.9.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1029

Complementary

  1. #8311da
  2. #68da11

Split complementary

  1. #8311da
  2. #cdda11
  3. #11da1f

Analogous

  1. #1f11da
  2. #8311da
  3. #da11cd

Triadic

  1. #8311da
  2. #da8311
  3. #11da83

Tetradic

  1. #8311da
  2. #da1168
  3. #68da11
  4. #11da83

Square

  1. #8311da
  2. #da1f11
  3. #68da11
  4. #11cdda

Monochromatic

  1. #2e064c
  2. #580b93
  3. #8311da
  4. #a747f1
  5. #c98ef6

Shades

#8311da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8311da
  2. #760fc4
  3. #690eae
  4. #5c0c99
  5. #4f0a83
  6. #42096d
  7. #340757
  8. #270541
  9. #1a032c
  10. #0d0216
  11. #000000

Tints

#8311da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8311da
  2. #8f29de
  3. #9c41e1
  4. #a858e5
  5. #b570e9
  6. #c188ed
  7. #cda0f0
  8. #dab8f4
  9. #e6cff8
  10. #f3e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8311da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8311da
  2. #831cd1
  3. #8227c8
  4. #8232bf
  5. #823db6
  6. #8249ad
  7. #8154a4
  8. #815f9b
  9. #816a92
  10. #807589
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d489e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6f5581 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f47dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e47d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7843ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8311da {
  color: #8311da;
}
Background
.bg-8311da {
  background-color: #8311da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8311da {
  border: 2px solid #8311da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8311da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 17 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 86% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8311da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8311da, #da11cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8311da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 17 218 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.90 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.51 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.84 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.94 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.19 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.58 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.68 #7cee25 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8311da  rgb(131, 17, 218)  hsl(274, 86%, 46%)  Dark Violet
#68da11  rgb(104, 218, 17)  hsl(94, 86%, 46%)  Lime Green
#da8311  rgb(218, 131, 17)  hsl(34, 86%, 46%)  Fulvous
#11da83  rgb(17, 218, 131)  hsl(154, 86%, 46%)  Emerald