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#8317E1

#8317e1 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8317e1 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 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.78% cyan, 89.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 272.08°, with 81.45% saturation and 48.63% 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 6.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.71.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1087

Complementary

  1. #8317e1
  2. #75e117

Split complementary

  1. #8317e1
  2. #dae117
  3. #17e11e

Analogous

  1. #1e17e1
  2. #8317e1
  3. #e117da

Triadic

  1. #8317e1
  2. #e18317
  3. #17e183

Tetradic

  1. #8317e1
  2. #e11775
  3. #75e117
  4. #17e183

Square

  1. #8317e1
  2. #e11e17
  3. #75e117
  4. #17dae1

Monochromatic

  1. #320956
  2. #5b109c
  3. #8317e1
  4. #a757ee
  5. #cc9cf5

Shades

#8317e1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317e1
  2. #7615cb
  3. #6912b4
  4. #5c109e
  5. #4f0e87
  6. #420c71
  7. #34095a
  8. #270744
  9. #1a052d
  10. #0d0217
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317e1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317e1
  2. #8f2ee4
  3. #9c45e7
  4. #a85dea
  5. #b574ed
  6. #c18bf0
  7. #cda2f3
  8. #dab9f6
  9. #e6d1f9
  10. #f3e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317e1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317e1
  2. #8322d7
  3. #822cce
  4. #8237c4
  5. #8241ba
  6. #824cb1
  7. #8156a7
  8. #81619d
  9. #816b93
  10. #80768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e4aa3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ce6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6c5a85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b4ae4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a49df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7648b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317e1 {
  color: #8317e1;
}
Background
.bg-8317e1 {
  background-color: #8317e1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317e1 {
  border: 2px solid #8317e1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317e1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 81% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317e1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317e1, #e117da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317e1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 225 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.71 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.38 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.96 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.16 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.74 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.11 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.28 #7ce81e Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8317e1  rgb(131, 23, 225)  hsl(272, 81%, 49%)  Blue Violet
#75e117  rgb(117, 225, 23)  hsl(92, 81%, 49%)  Lawn Green
#e18317  rgb(225, 131, 23)  hsl(32, 81%, 49%)  Fulvous
#17e183  rgb(23, 225, 131)  hsl(152, 81%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green