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#8317E5

#8317e5 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8317e5 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 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.79% cyan, 89.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 271.46°, with 81.75% saturation and 49.41% 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 6.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.56.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.111

Complementary

  1. #8317e5
  2. #79e517

Split complementary

  1. #8317e5
  2. #e0e517
  3. #17e51c

Analogous

  1. #1c17e5
  2. #8317e5
  3. #e517e0

Triadic

  1. #8317e5
  2. #e58317
  3. #17e583

Tetradic

  1. #8317e5
  2. #e51779
  3. #79e517
  4. #17e583

Square

  1. #8317e5
  2. #e51c17
  3. #79e517
  4. #17e0e5

Monochromatic

  1. #33095a
  2. #5b109f
  3. #8317e5
  4. #a85aee
  5. #cda0f5

Shades

#8317e5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317e5
  2. #7615ce
  3. #6912b7
  4. #5c10a0
  5. #4f0e89
  6. #420c73
  7. #34095c
  8. #270745
  9. #1a052e
  10. #0d0217
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317e5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317e5
  2. #8f2ee8
  3. #9c45ea
  4. #a85ded
  5. #b574ef
  6. #c18bf2
  7. #cda2f5
  8. #dab9f7
  9. #e6d1fa
  10. #f3e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317e5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317e5
  2. #8322db
  3. #822cd1
  4. #8237c7
  5. #8241bd
  6. #824cb3
  7. #8156a8
  8. #81619e
  9. #816b94
  10. #80768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e4ba6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ce2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6a5c88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #274be8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3749e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7549b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317e5 {
  color: #8317e5;
}
Background
.bg-8317e5 {
  background-color: #8317e5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317e5 {
  border: 2px solid #8317e5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317e5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 82% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317e5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317e5, #e517e0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317e5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 229 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.56 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.51 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.71 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 3.82 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.40 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.08 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.25 #7ce81a Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8317e5  rgb(131, 23, 229)  hsl(271, 82%, 49%)  Blue Violet
#79e517  rgb(121, 229, 23)  hsl(91, 82%, 49%)  Lawn Green
#e58317  rgb(229, 131, 23)  hsl(31, 82%, 49%)  Fulvous
#17e583  rgb(23, 229, 131)  hsl(151, 82%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green