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#8317ED

#8317ed ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8317ed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.73% cyan, 90.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 270.28°, with 85.6% saturation and 50.98% 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 6.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.55.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1155

Complementary

  1. #8317ed
  2. #81ed17

Split complementary

  1. #8317ed
  2. #eced17
  3. #17ed18

Analogous

  1. #1817ed
  2. #8317ed
  3. #ed17ec

Triadic

  1. #8317ed
  2. #ed8317
  3. #17ed83

Tetradic

  1. #8317ed
  2. #ed1781
  3. #81ed17
  4. #17ed83

Square

  1. #8317ed
  2. #ed1817
  3. #81ed17
  4. #17eced

Monochromatic

  1. #360863
  2. #5c0daa
  3. #8317ed
  4. #a95ef3
  5. #cfa5f8

Shades

#8317ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8317ed
  2. #7615d5
  3. #6912be
  4. #5c10a6
  5. #4f0e8e
  6. #420c77
  7. #34095f
  8. #270747
  9. #1a052f
  10. #0d0218
  11. #000000

Tints

#8317ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8317ed
  2. #8f2eef
  3. #9c45f1
  4. #a85df2
  5. #b574f4
  6. #c18bf6
  7. #cda2f8
  8. #dab9fa
  9. #e6d1fb
  10. #f3e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8317ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8317ed
  2. #8322e2
  3. #822cd7
  4. #8237cc
  5. #8241c1
  6. #824cb7
  7. #8156ac
  8. #8161a1
  9. #816b96
  10. #80768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f4cab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005de9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #665f8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1e4df0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #304aeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #734cbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8317ed {
  color: #8317ed;
}
Background
.bg-8317ed {
  background-color: #8317ed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8317ed {
  border: 2px solid #8317ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8317ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 23 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8317ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8317ed, #ed17ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8317ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 23 237 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.55 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 2.66 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 3.30 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.44 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.79 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.85 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.62 #7ce812 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8317ed  rgb(131, 23, 237)  hsl(270, 86%, 51%)  Blue Violet
#81ed17  rgb(129, 237, 23)  hsl(90, 86%, 51%)  Lawn Green
#ed8317  rgb(237, 131, 23)  hsl(30, 86%, 51%)  Tangerine
#17ed83  rgb(23, 237, 131)  hsl(150, 86%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green