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#8317B9

#8317b9 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8317b9 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 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.19% cyan, 87.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 280°, with 77.88% saturation and 40.78% 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 7.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 4.08.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0894

Complementary

  1. #8317b9
  2. #4db917

Split complementary

  1. #8317b9
  2. #9eb917
  3. #17b932

Analogous

  1. #3217b9
  2. #8317b9
  3. #b9179e

Triadic

  1. #8317b9
  2. #b98317
  3. #17b983

Tetradic

  1. #8317b9
  2. #b9174d
  3. #4db917
  4. #17b983

Square

  1. #8317b9
  2. #b93217
  3. #4db917
  4. #179eb9

Monochromatic

  1. #230631
  2. #530f75
  3. #8317b9
  4. #ac36e6
  5. #c87aef

Shades

#8317b9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317b9
  2. #7615a7
  3. #691294
  4. #5c1082
  5. #4f0e6f
  6. #420c5d
  7. #34094a
  8. #270738
  9. #1a0525
  10. #0d0213
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317b9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317b9
  2. #8f2ec0
  3. #9c45c7
  4. #a85dce
  5. #b574d5
  6. #c18bdc
  7. #cda2e3
  8. #dab9ea
  9. #e6d1f1
  10. #f3e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317b9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317b9
  2. #8322b3
  3. #822cae
  4. #8237a8
  5. #8241a2
  6. #824c9d
  7. #815697
  8. #816191
  9. #816b8b
  10. #807686
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a4488 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b466e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4440bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f45b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e3992 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317b9 {
  color: #8317b9;
}
Background
.bg-8317b9 {
  background-color: #8317b9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317b9 {
  border: 2px solid #8317b9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317b9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317b9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317b9, #b9179e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317b9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 185 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.08 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.52 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.58 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.74 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.88 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.23 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.03 #7ce846 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8317b9  rgb(131, 23, 185)  hsl(280, 78%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#4db917  rgb(77, 185, 23)  hsl(100, 78%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#b98317  rgb(185, 131, 23)  hsl(40, 78%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#17b983  rgb(23, 185, 131)  hsl(160, 78%, 41%)  Mint