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#8317AA

#8317aa ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8317aa is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 9.02% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.94% cyan, 86.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 284.08°, with 76.17% saturation and 37.84% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 5.93.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.0834

Complementary

  1. #8317aa
  2. #3eaa17

Split complementary

  1. #8317aa
  2. #87aa17
  3. #17aa39

Analogous

  1. #3917aa
  2. #8317aa
  3. #aa1787

Triadic

  1. #8317aa
  2. #aa8317
  3. #17aa83

Tetradic

  1. #8317aa
  2. #aa173e
  3. #3eaa17
  4. #17aa83

Square

  1. #8317aa
  2. #aa3917
  3. #3eaa17
  4. #1787aa

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0523
  2. #4f0e67
  3. #8317aa
  4. #b22be2
  5. #ca6feb

Shades

#8317aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317aa
  2. #761599
  3. #691288
  4. #5c1077
  5. #4f0e66
  6. #420c55
  7. #340944
  8. #270733
  9. #1a0522
  10. #0d0211
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317aa
  2. #8f2eb3
  3. #9c45bb
  4. #a85dc4
  5. #b574cc
  6. #c18bd5
  7. #cda2dd
  8. #dab9e6
  9. #e6d1ee
  10. #f3e8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317aa
  2. #8322a6
  3. #822ca2
  4. #82379d
  5. #824199
  6. #824c95
  7. #815691
  8. #81618d
  9. #816b88
  10. #807684
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #69417f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f3f65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #493dac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5543a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #813386 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317aa {
  color: #8317aa;
}
Background
.bg-8317aa {
  background-color: #8317aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317aa {
  border: 2px solid #8317aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 76% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317aa, #aa1787);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 170 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.93 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.00 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.06 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.25 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 6.89 #800080 Purple ΔE 7.33 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.67 #7ce855 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8317aa  rgb(131, 23, 170)  hsl(284, 76%, 38%)  Dark Violet
#3eaa17  rgb(62, 170, 23)  hsl(104, 76%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#aa8317  rgb(170, 131, 23)  hsl(44, 76%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#17aa83  rgb(23, 170, 131)  hsl(164, 76%, 38%)  Jungle Green