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#8317B5

#8317b5 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8317b5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 9.02% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.62% cyan, 87.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 281.01°, with 77.45% saturation and 40% 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 7.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 4.54.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0877

Complementary

  1. #8317b5
  2. #49b517

Split complementary

  1. #8317b5
  2. #98b517
  3. #17b534

Analogous

  1. #3417b5
  2. #8317b5
  3. #b51798

Triadic

  1. #8317b5
  2. #b58317
  3. #17b583

Tetradic

  1. #8317b5
  2. #b51749
  3. #49b517
  4. #17b583

Square

  1. #8317b5
  2. #b53417
  3. #49b517
  4. #1798b5

Monochromatic

  1. #21062d
  2. #520e71
  3. #8317b5
  4. #ad33e5
  5. #c877ee

Shades

#8317b5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317b5
  2. #7615a3
  3. #691291
  4. #5c107f
  5. #4f0e6d
  6. #420c5b
  7. #340948
  8. #270736
  9. #1a0524
  10. #0d0212
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317b5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317b5
  2. #8f2ebc
  3. #9c45c4
  4. #a85dcb
  5. #b574d3
  6. #c18bda
  7. #cda2e1
  8. #dab9e9
  9. #e6d1f0
  10. #f3e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317b5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317b5
  2. #8322b0
  3. #822caa
  4. #8237a5
  5. #8241a0
  6. #824c9b
  7. #815695
  8. #816190
  9. #816b8b
  10. #807685
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a4386 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fb9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c446b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4540b7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5144b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f378f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317b5 {
  color: #8317b5;
}
Background
.bg-8317b5 {
  background-color: #8317b5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317b5 {
  border: 2px solid #8317b5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317b5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 77% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317b5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317b5, #b51798);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317b5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 181 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.54 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.31 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.64 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.84 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.27 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.67 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.52 #7ce84a Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8317b5  rgb(131, 23, 181)  hsl(281, 77%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#49b517  rgb(73, 181, 23)  hsl(101, 77%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#b58317  rgb(181, 131, 23)  hsl(41, 77%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#17b583  rgb(23, 181, 131)  hsl(161, 77%, 40%)  Mint