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#8317DC

#8317dc ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8317dc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.45% cyan, 89.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 272.89°, with 81.07% saturation and 47.65% 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 6.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 3.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1061

Complementary

  1. #8317dc
  2. #70dc17

Split complementary

  1. #8317dc
  2. #d3dc17
  3. #17dc20

Analogous

  1. #2017dc
  2. #8317dc
  3. #dc17d3

Triadic

  1. #8317dc
  2. #dc8317
  3. #17dc83

Tetradic

  1. #8317dc
  2. #dc1770
  3. #70dc17
  4. #17dc83

Square

  1. #8317dc
  2. #dc2017
  3. #70dc17
  4. #17d3dc

Monochromatic

  1. #310951
  2. #5a1097
  3. #8317dc
  4. #a753ed
  5. #ca98f4

Shades

#8317dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317dc
  2. #7615c6
  3. #6912b0
  4. #5c109a
  5. #4f0e84
  6. #420c6e
  7. #340958
  8. #270742
  9. #1a052c
  10. #0d0216
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317dc
  2. #8f2ee0
  3. #9c45e3
  4. #a85de7
  5. #b574ea
  6. #c18bee
  7. #cda2f1
  8. #dab9f5
  9. #e6d1f8
  10. #f3e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317dc
  2. #8322d3
  3. #822cca
  4. #8237c0
  5. #8241b7
  6. #824cae
  7. #8156a5
  8. #81619c
  9. #816b92
  10. #807689
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d49a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005be1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ad9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e5782 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f48df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d48da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7746ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317dc {
  color: #8317dc;
}
Background
.bg-8317dc {
  background-color: #8317dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317dc {
  border: 2px solid #8317dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 81% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317dc, #dc17d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 220 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.00 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.03 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.55 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.64 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.97 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.20 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.58 #7ce823 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8317dc  rgb(131, 23, 220)  hsl(273, 81%, 48%)  Blue Violet
#70dc17  rgb(112, 220, 23)  hsl(93, 81%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#dc8317  rgb(220, 131, 23)  hsl(33, 81%, 48%)  Fulvous
#17dc83  rgb(23, 220, 131)  hsl(153, 81%, 48%)  Emerald