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#8317DD

#8317dd ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8317dd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.72% cyan, 89.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 272.73°, with 81.15% saturation and 47.84% 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 6.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.93.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1066

Complementary

  1. #8317dd
  2. #71dd17

Split complementary

  1. #8317dd
  2. #d4dd17
  3. #17dd20

Analogous

  1. #2017dd
  2. #8317dd
  3. #dd17d4

Triadic

  1. #8317dd
  2. #dd8317
  3. #17dd83

Tetradic

  1. #8317dd
  2. #dd1771
  3. #71dd17
  4. #17dd83

Square

  1. #8317dd
  2. #dd2017
  3. #71dd17
  4. #17d4dd

Monochromatic

  1. #310952
  2. #5a1098
  3. #8317dd
  4. #a753ed
  5. #cb99f4

Shades

#8317dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317dd
  2. #7615c7
  3. #6912b1
  4. #5c109b
  5. #4f0e85
  6. #420c6f
  7. #340958
  8. #270742
  9. #1a052c
  10. #0d0216
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317dd
  2. #8f2ee0
  3. #9c45e4
  4. #a85de7
  5. #b574eb
  6. #c18bee
  7. #cda2f1
  8. #dab9f5
  9. #e6d1f8
  10. #f3e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317dd
  2. #8322d4
  3. #822cca
  4. #8237c1
  5. #8241b8
  6. #824caf
  7. #8156a5
  8. #81619c
  9. #816b93
  10. #807689
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e49a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005be2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e5883 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f49e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d48db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7746ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317dd {
  color: #8317dd;
}
Background
.bg-8317dd {
  background-color: #8317dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317dd {
  border: 2px solid #8317dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 81% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317dd, #dd17d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 221 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.93 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.09 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.43 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.54 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.99 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.10 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.51 #7ce822 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8317dd  rgb(131, 23, 221)  hsl(273, 81%, 48%)  Blue Violet
#71dd17  rgb(113, 221, 23)  hsl(93, 81%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#dd8317  rgb(221, 131, 23)  hsl(33, 81%, 48%)  Fulvous
#17dd83  rgb(23, 221, 131)  hsl(153, 81%, 48%)  Emerald