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#8312C1

#8312c1 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8312c1 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 7.06% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.12% cyan, 90.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 278.74°, with 82.94% saturation and 41.37% 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 7.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.41.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0911

Complementary

  1. #8312c1
  2. #50c112

Split complementary

  1. #8312c1
  2. #a7c112
  3. #12c12b

Analogous

  1. #2b12c1
  2. #8312c1
  3. #c112a7

Triadic

  1. #8312c1
  2. #c18312
  3. #12c183

Tetradic

  1. #8312c1
  2. #c11250
  3. #50c112
  4. #12c183

Square

  1. #8312c1
  2. #c12b12
  3. #50c112
  4. #12a7c1

Monochromatic

  1. #240535
  2. #530b7b
  3. #8312c1
  4. #ab33ec
  5. #c879f3

Shades

#8312c1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8312c1
  2. #7610ae
  3. #690e9a
  4. #5c0d87
  5. #4f0b74
  6. #420961
  7. #34074d
  8. #27053a
  9. #1a0427
  10. #0d0213
  11. #000000

Tints

#8312c1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8312c1
  2. #8f2ac7
  3. #9c41cd
  4. #a859d4
  5. #b571da
  6. #c189e0
  7. #cda0e6
  8. #dab8ec
  9. #e6d0f3
  10. #f3e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8312c1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8312c1
  2. #831dbb
  3. #8228b4
  4. #8233ae
  5. #823ea7
  6. #8249a1
  7. #81549a
  8. #815f94
  9. #816a8d
  10. #807587
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a448d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #784972 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f41c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b44bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d3a98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8312c1 {
  color: #8312c1;
}
Background
.bg-8312c1 {
  background-color: #8312c1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8312c1 {
  border: 2px solid #8312c1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8312c1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 18 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 83% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8312c1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8312c1, #c112a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8312c1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 18 193 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.41 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.47 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.22 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.58 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.95 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.09 #7ced3e Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8312c1  rgb(131, 18, 193)  hsl(279, 83%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#50c112  rgb(80, 193, 18)  hsl(99, 83%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#c18312  rgb(193, 131, 18)  hsl(39, 83%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#12c183  rgb(18, 193, 131)  hsl(159, 83%, 41%)  Caribbean Green