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#8317E6

#8317e6 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8317e6 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 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.04% cyan, 90% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 271.3°, with 81.82% saturation and 49.61% 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 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.54.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1115

Complementary

  1. #8317e6
  2. #7ae617

Split complementary

  1. #8317e6
  2. #e2e617
  3. #17e61b

Analogous

  1. #1b17e6
  2. #8317e6
  3. #e617e2

Triadic

  1. #8317e6
  2. #e68317
  3. #17e683

Tetradic

  1. #8317e6
  2. #e6177a
  3. #7ae617
  4. #17e683

Square

  1. #8317e6
  2. #e61b17
  3. #7ae617
  4. #17e2e6

Monochromatic

  1. #34095b
  2. #5b10a0
  3. #8317e6
  4. #a85bef
  5. #cda0f6

Shades

#8317e6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317e6
  2. #7615cf
  3. #6912b8
  4. #5c10a1
  5. #4f0e8a
  6. #420c73
  7. #34095c
  8. #270745
  9. #1a052e
  10. #0d0217
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317e6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317e6
  2. #8f2ee9
  3. #9c45eb
  4. #a85dee
  5. #b574f0
  6. #c18bf3
  7. #cda2f5
  8. #dab9f8
  9. #e6d1fa
  10. #f3e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317e6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317e6
  2. #8322dc
  3. #822cd2
  4. #8237c7
  5. #8241bd
  6. #824cb3
  7. #8156a9
  8. #81619f
  9. #816b94
  10. #80768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f4ba6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005eeb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ce3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6a5c88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #264be9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3649e4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #754ab6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317e6 {
  color: #8317e6;
}
Background
.bg-8317e6 {
  background-color: #8317e6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317e6 {
  border: 2px solid #8317e6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317e6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 82% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317e6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317e6, #e617e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317e6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 230 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.54 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.40 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 3.74 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.80 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.32 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.04 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.30 #7ce819 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8317e6  rgb(131, 23, 230)  hsl(271, 82%, 50%)  Blue Violet
#7ae617  rgb(122, 230, 23)  hsl(91, 82%, 50%)  Lawn Green
#e68317  rgb(230, 131, 23)  hsl(31, 82%, 50%)  Fulvous
#17e683  rgb(23, 230, 131)  hsl(151, 82%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green