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#8317E4

#8317e4 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8317e4 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 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.54% cyan, 89.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 271.61°, with 81.67% saturation and 49.22% 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 6.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.59.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1104

Complementary

  1. #8317e4
  2. #78e417

Split complementary

  1. #8317e4
  2. #dfe417
  3. #17e41d

Analogous

  1. #1d17e4
  2. #8317e4
  3. #e417df

Triadic

  1. #8317e4
  2. #e48317
  3. #17e483

Tetradic

  1. #8317e4
  2. #e41778
  3. #78e417
  4. #17e483

Square

  1. #8317e4
  2. #e41d17
  3. #78e417
  4. #17dfe4

Monochromatic

  1. #330959
  2. #5b109f
  3. #8317e4
  4. #a859ee
  5. #cc9ff5

Shades

#8317e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317e4
  2. #7615cd
  3. #6912b6
  4. #5c10a0
  5. #4f0e89
  6. #420c72
  7. #34095b
  8. #270744
  9. #1a052e
  10. #0d0217
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317e4
  2. #8f2ee7
  3. #9c45e9
  4. #a85dec
  5. #b574ef
  6. #c18bf2
  7. #cda2f4
  8. #dab9f7
  9. #e6d1fa
  10. #f3e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317e4
  2. #8322da
  3. #822cd0
  4. #8237c6
  5. #8241bc
  6. #824cb2
  7. #8156a8
  8. #81619e
  9. #816b94
  10. #80768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e4ba5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005de9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ce1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6b5b87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #284ae7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3849e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7549b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317e4 {
  color: #8317e4;
}
Background
.bg-8317e4 {
  background-color: #8317e4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317e4 {
  border: 2px solid #8317e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 82% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317e4, #e417df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 228 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.59 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.62 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.62 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 3.90 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.48 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.13 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.22 #7ce81b Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8317e4  rgb(131, 23, 228)  hsl(272, 82%, 49%)  Blue Violet
#78e417  rgb(120, 228, 23)  hsl(92, 82%, 49%)  Lawn Green
#e48317  rgb(228, 131, 23)  hsl(32, 82%, 49%)  Fulvous
#17e483  rgb(23, 228, 131)  hsl(152, 82%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green