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#8917BC

#8917bc ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8917bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 9.02% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.13% cyan, 87.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 281.45°, with 78.2% saturation and 41.37% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.27.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0956

Complementary

  1. #8917bc
  2. #4abc17

Split complementary

  1. #8917bc
  2. #9dbc17
  3. #17bc36

Analogous

  1. #3617bc
  2. #8917bc
  3. #bc179d

Triadic

  1. #8917bc
  2. #bc8917
  3. #17bc89

Tetradic

  1. #8917bc
  2. #bc174a
  3. #4abc17
  4. #17bc89

Square

  1. #8917bc
  2. #bc3617
  3. #4abc17
  4. #179dbc

Monochromatic

  1. #260634
  2. #570f78
  3. #8917bc
  4. #b139e7
  5. #cc7def

Shades

#8917bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8917bc
  2. #7b15a9
  3. #6e1296
  4. #601084
  5. #520e71
  6. #450c5e
  7. #37094b
  8. #290738
  9. #1b0526
  10. #0e0213
  11. #000000

Tints

#8917bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8917bc
  2. #952ec3
  3. #a145c9
  4. #ac5dd0
  5. #b874d7
  6. #c48bde
  7. #d0a2e4
  8. #dcb9eb
  9. #e7d1f2
  10. #f3e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8917bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8917bc
  2. #8822b6
  3. #872cb0
  4. #8637aa
  5. #8541a4
  6. #854c9e
  7. #845698
  8. #836192
  9. #826b8c
  10. #817686
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e468b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #82476f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4942be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5547ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #853994 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8917bc {
  color: #8917bc;
}
Background
.bg-8917bc {
  background-color: #8917bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8917bc {
  border: 2px solid #8917bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8917bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 23 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8917bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8917bc, #bc179d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8917bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 23 188 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.27 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.61 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.18 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.19 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.62 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.31 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.53 #76e843 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8917bc  rgb(137, 23, 188)  hsl(281, 78%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#4abc17  rgb(74, 188, 23)  hsl(101, 78%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#bc8917  rgb(188, 137, 23)  hsl(41, 78%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#17bc89  rgb(23, 188, 137)  hsl(161, 78%, 41%)  Mint