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#8317BF

#8317bf ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8317bf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.41% cyan, 87.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 278.57°, with 78.5% saturation and 41.96% 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 7.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.49.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.092

Complementary

  1. #8317bf
  2. #53bf17

Split complementary

  1. #8317bf
  2. #a7bf17
  3. #17bf2f

Analogous

  1. #2f17bf
  2. #8317bf
  3. #bf17a7

Triadic

  1. #8317bf
  2. #bf8317
  3. #17bf83

Tetradic

  1. #8317bf
  2. #bf1753
  3. #53bf17
  4. #17bf83

Square

  1. #8317bf
  2. #bf2f17
  3. #53bf17
  4. #17a7bf

Monochromatic

  1. #250736
  2. #540f7b
  3. #8317bf
  4. #aa3be7
  5. #c87ff0

Shades

#8317bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317bf
  2. #7615ac
  3. #691299
  4. #5c1086
  5. #4f0e73
  6. #420c60
  7. #34094c
  8. #270739
  9. #1a0526
  10. #0d0213
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317bf
  2. #8f2ec5
  3. #9c45cc
  4. #a85dd2
  5. #b574d9
  6. #c18bdf
  7. #cda2e5
  8. #dab9ec
  9. #e6d1f2
  10. #f3e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317bf
  2. #8322b9
  3. #822cb2
  4. #8237ac
  5. #8241a6
  6. #824ca0
  7. #815699
  8. #816193
  9. #816b8d
  10. #807686
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b448c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #794971 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4142c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d45bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d3b97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317bf {
  color: #8317bf;
}
Background
.bg-8317bf {
  background-color: #8317bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317bf {
  border: 2px solid #8317bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317bf, #bf17a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 191 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.49 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.26 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.92 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.31 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.20 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.24 #7ce840 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8317bf  rgb(131, 23, 191)  hsl(279, 79%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#53bf17  rgb(83, 191, 23)  hsl(99, 79%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#bf8317  rgb(191, 131, 23)  hsl(39, 79%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#17bf83  rgb(23, 191, 131)  hsl(159, 79%, 42%)  Medium Sea Green