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#8317D6

#8317d6 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8317d6 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 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.79% cyan, 89.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 273.93°, with 80.59% saturation and 46.47% 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 6.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.74.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1029

Complementary

  1. #8317d6
  2. #6ad617

Split complementary

  1. #8317d6
  2. #c9d617
  3. #17d624

Analogous

  1. #2417d6
  2. #8317d6
  3. #d617c9

Triadic

  1. #8317d6
  2. #d68317
  3. #17d683

Tetradic

  1. #8317d6
  2. #d6176a
  3. #6ad617
  4. #17d683

Square

  1. #8317d6
  2. #d62417
  3. #6ad617
  4. #17c9d6

Monochromatic

  1. #2e084c
  2. #591091
  3. #8317d6
  4. #a74eec
  5. #c993f3

Shades

#8317d6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317d6
  2. #7615c1
  3. #6912ab
  4. #5c1096
  5. #4f0e80
  6. #420c6b
  7. #340956
  8. #270740
  9. #1a052b
  10. #0d0215
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317d6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317d6
  2. #8f2eda
  3. #9c45de
  4. #a85de2
  5. #b574e6
  6. #c18beb
  7. #cda2ef
  8. #dab9f3
  9. #e6d1f7
  10. #f3e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317d6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317d6
  2. #8322cd
  3. #822cc5
  4. #8237bc
  5. #8241b4
  6. #824cab
  7. #8156a2
  8. #81619a
  9. #816b91
  10. #807689
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d489c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ad3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #71547f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3447d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4148d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7844a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317d6 {
  color: #8317d6;
}
Background
.bg-8317d6 {
  background-color: #8317d6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317d6 {
  border: 2px solid #8317d6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317d6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 81% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317d6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317d6, #d617c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317d6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 214 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.74 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.47 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.28 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.29 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.86 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.78 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.02 #7ce829 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8317d6  rgb(131, 23, 214)  hsl(274, 81%, 46%)  Dark Violet
#6ad617  rgb(106, 214, 23)  hsl(94, 81%, 46%)  Lime Green
#d68317  rgb(214, 131, 23)  hsl(34, 81%, 46%)  Fulvous
#17d683  rgb(23, 214, 131)  hsl(154, 81%, 46%)  Emerald