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#8317EB

#8317eb ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8317eb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.26% cyan, 90.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 270.57°, with 84.13% saturation and 50.59% 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 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.52.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1144

Complementary

  1. #8317eb
  2. #7feb17

Split complementary

  1. #8317eb
  2. #e9eb17
  3. #17eb19

Analogous

  1. #1917eb
  2. #8317eb
  3. #eb17e9

Triadic

  1. #8317eb
  2. #eb8317
  3. #17eb83

Tetradic

  1. #8317eb
  2. #eb177f
  3. #7feb17
  4. #17eb83

Square

  1. #8317eb
  2. #eb1917
  3. #7feb17
  4. #17e9eb

Monochromatic

  1. #350861
  2. #5c0ea7
  3. #8317eb
  4. #a95df1
  5. #cea4f7

Shades

#8317eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317eb
  2. #7615d4
  3. #6912bc
  4. #5c10a5
  5. #4f0e8d
  6. #420c76
  7. #34095e
  8. #270747
  9. #1a052f
  10. #0d0218
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317eb
  2. #8f2eed
  3. #9c45ef
  4. #a85df1
  5. #b574f3
  6. #c18bf5
  7. #cda2f7
  8. #dab9f9
  9. #e6d1fb
  10. #f3e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317eb
  2. #8322e0
  3. #822cd6
  4. #8237cb
  5. #8241c0
  6. #824cb6
  7. #8156ab
  8. #8161a0
  9. #816b95
  10. #80768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f4caa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ff0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005de7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #675e8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #204cee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #324ae9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #734bb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317eb {
  color: #8317eb;
}
Background
.bg-8317eb {
  background-color: #8317eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317eb {
  border: 2px solid #8317eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 84% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317eb, #eb17e9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 235 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.52 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 2.86 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 3.40 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.25 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.93 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.89 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.52 #7ce814 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8317eb  rgb(131, 23, 235)  hsl(271, 84%, 51%)  Blue Violet
#7feb17  rgb(127, 235, 23)  hsl(91, 84%, 51%)  Lawn Green
#eb8317  rgb(235, 131, 23)  hsl(31, 84%, 51%)  Tangerine
#17eb83  rgb(23, 235, 131)  hsl(151, 84%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green