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#8317C1

#8317c1 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8317c1 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 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.12% cyan, 88.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 278.12°, with 78.7% saturation and 42.35% 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 7.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.31.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0929

Complementary

  1. #8317c1
  2. #55c117

Split complementary

  1. #8317c1
  2. #aac117
  3. #17c12e

Analogous

  1. #2e17c1
  2. #8317c1
  3. #c117aa

Triadic

  1. #8317c1
  2. #c18317
  3. #17c183

Tetradic

  1. #8317c1
  2. #c11755
  3. #55c117
  4. #17c183

Square

  1. #8317c1
  2. #c12e17
  3. #55c117
  4. #17aac1

Monochromatic

  1. #260738
  2. #550f7d
  3. #8317c1
  4. #a93de8
  5. #c881f0

Shades

#8317c1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317c1
  2. #7615ae
  3. #69129a
  4. #5c1087
  5. #4f0e74
  6. #420c61
  7. #34094d
  8. #27073a
  9. #1a0527
  10. #0d0213
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317c1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317c1
  2. #8f2ec7
  3. #9c45cd
  4. #a85dd4
  5. #b574da
  6. #c18be0
  7. #cda2e6
  8. #dab9ec
  9. #e6d1f3
  10. #f3e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317c1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317c1
  2. #8322bb
  3. #822cb4
  4. #8237ae
  5. #8241a7
  6. #824ca1
  7. #81569a
  8. #816194
  9. #816b8d
  10. #807687
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b458e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #784a72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4042c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c45bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d3c98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317c1 {
  color: #8317c1;
}
Background
.bg-8317c1 {
  background-color: #8317c1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317c1 {
  border: 2px solid #8317c1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317c1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317c1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317c1, #c117aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317c1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 193 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.31 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.73 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.17 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.07 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.47 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.93 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.97 #7ce83e Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8317c1  rgb(131, 23, 193)  hsl(278, 79%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#55c117  rgb(85, 193, 23)  hsl(98, 79%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#c18317  rgb(193, 131, 23)  hsl(38, 79%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#17c183  rgb(23, 193, 131)  hsl(158, 79%, 42%)  Caribbean Green