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#8317C7

#8317c7 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8317c7 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 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.17% cyan, 88.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 276.82°, with 79.28% saturation and 43.53% 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 7.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.89.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0956

Complementary

  1. #8317c7
  2. #5bc717

Split complementary

  1. #8317c7
  2. #b3c717
  3. #17c72b

Analogous

  1. #2b17c7
  2. #8317c7
  3. #c717b3

Triadic

  1. #8317c7
  2. #c78317
  3. #17c783

Tetradic

  1. #8317c7
  2. #c7175b
  3. #5bc717
  4. #17c783

Square

  1. #8317c7
  2. #c72b17
  3. #5bc717
  4. #17b3c7

Monochromatic

  1. #29073e
  2. #560f82
  3. #8317c7
  4. #a841e9
  5. #c886f1

Shades

#8317c7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317c7
  2. #7615b3
  3. #69129f
  4. #5c108b
  5. #4f0e77
  6. #420c64
  7. #340950
  8. #27073c
  9. #1a0528
  10. #0d0214
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317c7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317c7
  2. #8f2ecd
  3. #9c45d2
  4. #a85dd8
  5. #b574dd
  6. #c18be3
  7. #cda2e9
  8. #dab9ee
  9. #e6d1f4
  10. #f3e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317c7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317c7
  2. #8322c0
  3. #822cb9
  4. #8237b2
  5. #8241ab
  6. #824ca4
  7. #81569c
  8. #816195
  9. #816b8e
  10. #807687
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b4692 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #764d76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d44ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4946c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c3e9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317c7 {
  color: #8317c7;
}
Background
.bg-8317c7 {
  background-color: #8317c7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317c7 {
  border: 2px solid #8317c7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317c7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 79% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317c7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317c7, #c717b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317c7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 199 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.02 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.97 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.13 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.18 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.57 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.98 #7ce838 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8317c7  rgb(131, 23, 199)  hsl(277, 79%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#5bc717  rgb(91, 199, 23)  hsl(97, 79%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#c78317  rgb(199, 131, 23)  hsl(37, 79%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#17c783  rgb(23, 199, 131)  hsl(157, 79%, 44%)  Emerald