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#8317C5

#8317c5 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8317c5 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 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.5% cyan, 88.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 277.24°, with 79.09% saturation and 43.14% 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 7.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.01.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0947

Complementary

  1. #8317c5
  2. #59c517

Split complementary

  1. #8317c5
  2. #b0c517
  3. #17c52c

Analogous

  1. #2c17c5
  2. #8317c5
  3. #c517b0

Triadic

  1. #8317c5
  2. #c58317
  3. #17c583

Tetradic

  1. #8317c5
  2. #c51759
  3. #59c517
  4. #17c583

Square

  1. #8317c5
  2. #c52c17
  3. #59c517
  4. #17b0c5

Monochromatic

  1. #28073c
  2. #550f81
  3. #8317c5
  4. #a940e9
  5. #c884f1

Shades

#8317c5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317c5
  2. #7615b1
  3. #69129e
  4. #5c108a
  5. #4f0e76
  6. #420c63
  7. #34094f
  8. #27073b
  9. #1a0527
  10. #0d0214
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317c5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317c5
  2. #8f2ecb
  3. #9c45d1
  4. #a85dd6
  5. #b574dc
  6. #c18be2
  7. #cda2e8
  8. #dab9ee
  9. #e6d1f3
  10. #f3e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317c5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317c5
  2. #8322be
  3. #822cb7
  4. #8237b0
  5. #8241a9
  6. #824ca3
  7. #81569c
  8. #816195
  9. #816b8e
  10. #807687
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b4590 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #774c75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e43c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a46c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c3d9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317c5 {
  color: #8317c5;
}
Background
.bg-8317c5 {
  background-color: #8317c5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317c5 {
  border: 2px solid #8317c5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317c5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 79% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317c5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317c5, #c517b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317c5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 197 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.01 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.25 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.03 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.39 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.40 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.44 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.80 #7ce83a Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8317c5  rgb(131, 23, 197)  hsl(277, 79%, 43%)  Dark Violet
#59c517  rgb(89, 197, 23)  hsl(97, 79%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#c58317  rgb(197, 131, 23)  hsl(37, 79%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#17c583  rgb(23, 197, 131)  hsl(157, 79%, 43%)  Caribbean Green