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#8317E8

#8317e8 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8317e8 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 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.53% cyan, 90.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 271°, with 81.96% saturation and 50% 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 6.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.51.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1126

Complementary

  1. #8317e8
  2. #7ce817

Split complementary

  1. #8317e8
  2. #e5e817
  3. #17e81a

Analogous

  1. #1a17e8
  2. #8317e8
  3. #e817e5

Triadic

  1. #8317e8
  2. #e88317
  3. #17e883

Tetradic

  1. #8317e8
  2. #e8177c
  3. #7ce817
  4. #17e883

Square

  1. #8317e8
  2. #e81a17
  3. #7ce817
  4. #17e5e8

Monochromatic

  1. #34095d
  2. #5c10a2
  3. #8317e8
  4. #a85def
  5. #cda2f6

Shades

#8317e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317e8
  2. #7615d1
  3. #6912ba
  4. #5c10a2
  5. #4f0e8b
  6. #420c74
  7. #34095d
  8. #270746
  9. #1a052e
  10. #0d0217
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317e8
  2. #8f2eea
  3. #9c45ed
  4. #a85def
  5. #b574f1
  6. #c18bf4
  7. #cda2f6
  8. #dab9f8
  9. #e6d1fa
  10. #f3e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317e8
  2. #8322de
  3. #822cd3
  4. #8237c9
  5. #8241be
  6. #824cb4
  7. #8156aa
  8. #81619f
  9. #816b95
  10. #80768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f4ba8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005eed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ce4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #695d8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #244beb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #344ae6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #744ab7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317e8 {
  color: #8317e8;
}
Background
.bg-8317e8 {
  background-color: #8317e8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317e8 {
  border: 2px solid #8317e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 82% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317e8, #e817e5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 232 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.51 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.18 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 3.59 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.97 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.16 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.97 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.38 #7ce817 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8317e8  rgb(131, 23, 232)  hsl(271, 82%, 50%)  Blue Violet
#7ce817  rgb(124, 232, 23)  hsl(91, 82%, 50%)  Lawn Green
#e88317  rgb(232, 131, 23)  hsl(31, 82%, 50%)  Tangerine
#17e883  rgb(23, 232, 131)  hsl(151, 82%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green