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#8317C8

#8317c8 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8317c8 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 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.5% cyan, 88.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 276.61°, with 79.37% saturation and 43.73% 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 7.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.84.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0961

Complementary

  1. #8317c8
  2. #5cc817

Split complementary

  1. #8317c8
  2. #b5c817
  3. #17c82b

Analogous

  1. #2b17c8
  2. #8317c8
  3. #c817b5

Triadic

  1. #8317c8
  2. #c88317
  3. #17c883

Tetradic

  1. #8317c8
  2. #c8175c
  3. #5cc817
  4. #17c883

Square

  1. #8317c8
  2. #c82b17
  3. #5cc817
  4. #17b5c8

Monochromatic

  1. #29073f
  2. #560f83
  3. #8317c8
  4. #a842e9
  5. #c887f1

Shades

#8317c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317c8
  2. #7615b4
  3. #6912a0
  4. #5c108c
  5. #4f0e78
  6. #420c64
  7. #340950
  8. #27073c
  9. #1a0528
  10. #0d0214
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317c8
  2. #8f2ece
  3. #9c45d3
  4. #a85dd9
  5. #b574de
  6. #c18be4
  7. #cda2e9
  8. #dab9ef
  9. #e6d1f4
  10. #f3e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317c8
  2. #8322c1
  3. #822cba
  4. #8237b2
  5. #8241ab
  6. #824ca4
  7. #81569d
  8. #816196
  9. #816b8e
  10. #807687
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b4692 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #764e76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d44cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4946c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b3e9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317c8 {
  color: #8317c8;
}
Background
.bg-8317c8 {
  background-color: #8317c8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317c8 {
  border: 2px solid #8317c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 79% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317c8, #c817b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 200 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.84 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.90 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.95 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.00 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.05 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.65 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.07 #7ce837 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8317c8  rgb(131, 23, 200)  hsl(277, 79%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#5cc817  rgb(92, 200, 23)  hsl(97, 79%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#c88317  rgb(200, 131, 23)  hsl(37, 79%, 44%)  Bronze
#17c883  rgb(23, 200, 131)  hsl(157, 79%, 44%)  Emerald