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#8317BA

#8317ba ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8317ba is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 9.02% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.57% cyan, 87.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 279.75°, with 77.99% saturation and 40.98% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.98.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0898

Complementary

  1. #8317ba
  2. #4eba17

Split complementary

  1. #8317ba
  2. #a0ba17
  3. #17ba31

Analogous

  1. #3117ba
  2. #8317ba
  3. #ba17a0

Triadic

  1. #8317ba
  2. #ba8317
  3. #17ba83

Tetradic

  1. #8317ba
  2. #ba174e
  3. #4eba17
  4. #17ba83

Square

  1. #8317ba
  2. #ba3117
  3. #4eba17
  4. #17a0ba

Monochromatic

  1. #230632
  2. #530f76
  3. #8317ba
  4. #ab37e6
  5. #c87bef

Shades

#8317ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317ba
  2. #7615a7
  3. #691295
  4. #5c1082
  5. #4f0e70
  6. #420c5d
  7. #34094a
  8. #270738
  9. #1a0525
  10. #0d0213
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317ba
  2. #8f2ec1
  3. #9c45c8
  4. #a85dcf
  5. #b574d6
  6. #c18bdd
  7. #cda2e3
  8. #dab9ea
  9. #e6d1f1
  10. #f3e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317ba
  2. #8322b4
  3. #822cae
  4. #8237a9
  5. #8241a3
  6. #824c9d
  7. #815697
  8. #816191
  9. #816b8c
  10. #807686
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a4489 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b476e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4341bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f45b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e3993 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317ba {
  color: #8317ba;
}
Background
.bg-8317ba {
  background-color: #8317ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317ba {
  border: 2px solid #8317ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317ba, #ba17a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 186 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.52 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.58 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.61 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.95 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.37 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.89 #7ce845 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8317ba  rgb(131, 23, 186)  hsl(280, 78%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#4eba17  rgb(78, 186, 23)  hsl(100, 78%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#ba8317  rgb(186, 131, 23)  hsl(40, 78%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#17ba83  rgb(23, 186, 131)  hsl(160, 78%, 41%)  Mint