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#8317D3

#8317d3 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8317d3 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 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.91% cyan, 89.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 274.47°, with 80.34% saturation and 45.88% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.66.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1014

Complementary

  1. #8317d3
  2. #67d317

Split complementary

  1. #8317d3
  2. #c5d317
  3. #17d325

Analogous

  1. #2517d3
  2. #8317d3
  3. #d317c5

Triadic

  1. #8317d3
  2. #d38317
  3. #17d383

Tetradic

  1. #8317d3
  2. #d31767
  3. #67d317
  4. #17d383

Square

  1. #8317d3
  2. #d32517
  3. #67d317
  4. #17c5d3

Monochromatic

  1. #2d0849
  2. #580f8e
  3. #8317d3
  4. #a74beb
  5. #c990f3

Shades

#8317d3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317d3
  2. #7615be
  3. #6912a9
  4. #5c1094
  5. #4f0e7f
  6. #420c6a
  7. #340954
  8. #27073f
  9. #1a052a
  10. #0d0215
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317d3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317d3
  2. #8f2ed7
  3. #9c45dc
  4. #a85de0
  5. #b574e5
  6. #c18be9
  7. #cda2ed
  8. #dab9f2
  9. #e6d1f6
  10. #f3e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317d3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317d3
  2. #8322cb
  3. #822cc2
  4. #8237ba
  5. #8241b2
  6. #824caa
  7. #8156a1
  8. #816199
  9. #816b91
  10. #807688
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d489a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #72537d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3646d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4347d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7942a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317d3 {
  color: #8317d3;
}
Background
.bg-8317d3 {
  background-color: #8317d3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317d3 {
  border: 2px solid #8317d3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317d3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 80% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317d3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317d3, #d317c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317d3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 211 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.66 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.74 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.64 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.65 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.84 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.08 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.27 #7ce82c Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8317d3  rgb(131, 23, 211)  hsl(274, 80%, 46%)  Dark Violet
#67d317  rgb(103, 211, 23)  hsl(94, 80%, 46%)  Lime Green
#d38317  rgb(211, 131, 23)  hsl(34, 80%, 46%)  Fulvous
#17d383  rgb(23, 211, 131)  hsl(154, 80%, 46%)  Emerald