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#8317CE

#8317ce ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8317ce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.41% cyan, 88.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 275.41°, with 79.91% saturation and 44.9% 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 7.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.65.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0989

Complementary

  1. #8317ce
  2. #62ce17

Split complementary

  1. #8317ce
  2. #bdce17
  3. #17ce28

Analogous

  1. #2817ce
  2. #8317ce
  3. #ce17bd

Triadic

  1. #8317ce
  2. #ce8317
  3. #17ce83

Tetradic

  1. #8317ce
  2. #ce1762
  3. #62ce17
  4. #17ce83

Square

  1. #8317ce
  2. #ce2817
  3. #62ce17
  4. #17bdce

Monochromatic

  1. #2b0844
  2. #570f89
  3. #8317ce
  4. #a747ea
  5. #c88cf2

Shades

#8317ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317ce
  2. #7615b9
  3. #6912a5
  4. #5c1090
  5. #4f0e7c
  6. #420c67
  7. #340952
  8. #27073e
  9. #1a0529
  10. #0d0215
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317ce
  2. #8f2ed3
  3. #9c45d8
  4. #a85ddd
  5. #b574e2
  6. #c18be7
  7. #cda2eb
  8. #dab9f0
  9. #e6d1f5
  10. #f3e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317ce
  2. #8322c6
  3. #822cbe
  4. #8237b7
  5. #8241af
  6. #824ca7
  7. #81569f
  8. #816197
  9. #816b90
  10. #807688
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c4796 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #74517a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3945d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4647cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a41a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317ce {
  color: #8317ce;
}
Background
.bg-8317ce {
  background-color: #8317ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317ce {
  border: 2px solid #8317ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317ce, #ce17bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 206 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.65 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.24 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.85 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.24 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.28 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.61 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.74 #7ce831 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8317ce  rgb(131, 23, 206)  hsl(275, 80%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#62ce17  rgb(98, 206, 23)  hsl(95, 80%, 45%)  Lime Green
#ce8317  rgb(206, 131, 23)  hsl(35, 80%, 45%)  Bronze
#17ce83  rgb(23, 206, 131)  hsl(155, 80%, 45%)  Emerald