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#8317D4

#8317d4 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8317d4 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 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.21% cyan, 89.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 274.29°, with 80.43% saturation and 46.08% 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 6.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.68.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1019

Complementary

  1. #8317d4
  2. #68d417

Split complementary

  1. #8317d4
  2. #c6d417
  3. #17d425

Analogous

  1. #2517d4
  2. #8317d4
  3. #d417c6

Triadic

  1. #8317d4
  2. #d48317
  3. #17d483

Tetradic

  1. #8317d4
  2. #d41768
  3. #68d417
  4. #17d483

Square

  1. #8317d4
  2. #d42517
  3. #68d417
  4. #17c6d4

Monochromatic

  1. #2e084a
  2. #58108f
  3. #8317d4
  4. #a74cec
  5. #c991f3

Shades

#8317d4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317d4
  2. #7615bf
  3. #6912aa
  4. #5c1094
  5. #4f0e7f
  6. #420c6a
  7. #340955
  8. #270740
  9. #1a052a
  10. #0d0215
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317d4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317d4
  2. #8f2ed8
  3. #9c45dd
  4. #a85de1
  5. #b574e5
  6. #c18bea
  7. #cda2ee
  8. #dab9f2
  9. #e6d1f6
  10. #f3e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317d4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317d4
  2. #8322cc
  3. #822cc3
  4. #8237bb
  5. #8241b2
  6. #824caa
  7. #8156a2
  8. #816199
  9. #816b91
  10. #807688
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d489a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #71537e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3547d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4247d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7943a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317d4 {
  color: #8317d4;
}
Background
.bg-8317d4 {
  background-color: #8317d4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317d4 {
  border: 2px solid #8317d4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317d4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 80% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317d4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317d4, #d417c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317d4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 212 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.68 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.65 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.52 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.52 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.85 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.98 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.19 #7ce82b Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8317d4  rgb(131, 23, 212)  hsl(274, 80%, 46%)  Dark Violet
#68d417  rgb(104, 212, 23)  hsl(94, 80%, 46%)  Lime Green
#d48317  rgb(212, 131, 23)  hsl(34, 80%, 46%)  Fulvous
#17d483  rgb(23, 212, 131)  hsl(154, 80%, 46%)  Emerald