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#8331BB

#8331bb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8331bb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 19.22% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.95% cyan, 73.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 275.65°, with 58.47% saturation and 46.27% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.48.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1061

Complementary

  1. #8331bb
  2. #69bb31

Split complementary

  1. #8331bb
  2. #aebb31
  3. #31bb3e

Analogous

  1. #3e31bb
  2. #8331bb
  3. #bb31ae

Triadic

  1. #8331bb
  2. #bb8331
  3. #31bb83

Tetradic

  1. #8331bb
  2. #bb3169
  3. #69bb31
  4. #31bb83

Square

  1. #8331bb
  2. #bb3e31
  3. #69bb31
  4. #31aebb

Monochromatic

  1. #2e1142
  2. #59217e
  3. #8331bb
  4. #a762d6
  5. #c99fe6

Shades

#8331bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8331bb
  2. #762ca8
  3. #692796
  4. #5c2283
  5. #4f1d70
  6. #42195e
  7. #34144b
  8. #270f38
  9. #1a0a25
  10. #0d0513
  11. #000000

Tints

#8331bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8331bb
  2. #8f46c2
  3. #9c5ac9
  4. #a86fcf
  5. #b583d6
  6. #c198dd
  7. #cdade4
  8. #dac1eb
  9. #e6d6f1
  10. #f3eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8331bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8331bb
  2. #8339b5
  3. #8241af
  4. #8249a9
  5. #8251a3
  6. #82599e
  7. #816098
  8. #816892
  9. #81708c
  10. #807886
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e4e8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005cb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a5274 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b4cbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #544eb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e4796 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8331bb {
  color: #8331bb;
}
Background
.bg-8331bb {
  background-color: #8331bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8331bb {
  border: 2px solid #8331bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8331bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 49 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 58% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8331bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8331bb, #bb31ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8331bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 49 187 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.48 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.51 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.31 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.03 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.68 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.87 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.50 #7cce44 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8331bb  rgb(131, 49, 187)  hsl(276, 58%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#69bb31  rgb(105, 187, 49)  hsl(96, 58%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#bb8331  rgb(187, 131, 49)  hsl(36, 58%, 46%)  Dark Goldenrod
#31bb83  rgb(49, 187, 131)  hsl(156, 58%, 46%)  Mint