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#8317D9

#8317d9 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8317d9 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 9.02% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.63% cyan, 89.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 273.4°, with 80.83% saturation and 47.06% 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 6.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.86.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1045

Complementary

  1. #8317d9
  2. #6dd917

Split complementary

  1. #8317d9
  2. #ced917
  3. #17d922

Analogous

  1. #2217d9
  2. #8317d9
  3. #d917ce

Triadic

  1. #8317d9
  2. #d98317
  3. #17d983

Tetradic

  1. #8317d9
  2. #d9176d
  3. #6dd917
  4. #17d983

Square

  1. #8317d9
  2. #d92217
  3. #6dd917
  4. #17ced9

Monochromatic

  1. #2f084f
  2. #591094
  3. #8317d9
  4. #a750ec
  5. #ca95f4

Shades

#8317d9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317d9
  2. #7615c3
  3. #6912ae
  4. #5c1098
  5. #4f0e82
  6. #420c6d
  7. #340957
  8. #270741
  9. #1a052b
  10. #0d0216
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317d9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317d9
  2. #8f2edd
  3. #9c45e1
  4. #a85de4
  5. #b574e8
  6. #c18bec
  7. #cda2f0
  8. #dab9f4
  9. #e6d1f7
  10. #f3e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317d9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317d9
  2. #8322d0
  3. #822cc7
  4. #8237be
  5. #8241b5
  6. #824cad
  7. #8156a4
  8. #81619b
  9. #816b92
  10. #807689
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d499e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ade ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ad6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6f5681 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3248dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f48d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7845ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317d9 {
  color: #8317d9;
}
Background
.bg-8317d9 {
  background-color: #8317d9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317d9 {
  border: 2px solid #8317d9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317d9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 81% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317d9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317d9, #d917ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317d9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 217 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.86 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.22 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.91 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.96 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.90 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.48 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.79 #7ce826 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8317d9  rgb(131, 23, 217)  hsl(273, 81%, 47%)  Dark Violet
#6dd917  rgb(109, 217, 23)  hsl(93, 81%, 47%)  Lime Green
#d98317  rgb(217, 131, 23)  hsl(33, 81%, 47%)  Fulvous
#17d983  rgb(23, 217, 131)  hsl(153, 81%, 47%)  Emerald