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#8917C7

#8917c7 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8917c7 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 9.02% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.16% cyan, 88.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 278.86°, with 79.28% saturation and 43.53% 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 6.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.11.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1005

Complementary

  1. #8917c7
  2. #55c717

Split complementary

  1. #8917c7
  2. #adc717
  3. #17c731

Analogous

  1. #3117c7
  2. #8917c7
  3. #c717ad

Triadic

  1. #8917c7
  2. #c78917
  3. #17c789

Tetradic

  1. #8917c7
  2. #c71755
  3. #55c717
  4. #17c789

Square

  1. #8917c7
  2. #c73117
  3. #55c717
  4. #17adc7

Monochromatic

  1. #2b073e
  2. #5a0f82
  3. #8917c7
  4. #ae41e9
  5. #cb86f1

Shades

#8917c7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8917c7
  2. #7b15b3
  3. #6e129f
  4. #60108b
  5. #520e77
  6. #450c64
  7. #370950
  8. #29073c
  9. #1b0528
  10. #0e0214
  11. #000000

Tints

#8917c7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8917c7
  2. #952ecd
  3. #a145d2
  4. #ac5dd8
  5. #b874dd
  6. #c48be3
  7. #d0a2e9
  8. #dcb9ee
  9. #e7d1f4
  10. #f3e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8917c7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8917c7
  2. #8822c0
  3. #872cb9
  4. #8637b2
  5. #8541ab
  6. #854ca4
  7. #84569c
  8. #836195
  9. #826b8e
  10. #817687
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f4792 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ac4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f4c76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4444ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5148c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #833d9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8917c7 {
  color: #8917c7;
}
Background
.bg-8917c7 {
  background-color: #8917c7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8917c7 {
  border: 2px solid #8917c7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8917c7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 23 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 79% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8917c7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8917c7, #c717ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8917c7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 23 199 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.11 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.74 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.08 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.00 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.58 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.90 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.95 #76e838 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8917c7  rgb(137, 23, 199)  hsl(279, 79%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#55c717  rgb(85, 199, 23)  hsl(99, 79%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#c78917  rgb(199, 137, 23)  hsl(39, 79%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#17c789  rgb(23, 199, 137)  hsl(159, 79%, 44%)  Caribbean Green