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#8917DB

#8917db ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8917db is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 9.02% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.44% cyan, 89.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 274.9°, with 80.99% saturation and 47.45% 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 6.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.23.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1105

Complementary

  1. #8917db
  2. #69db17

Split complementary

  1. #8917db
  2. #cbdb17
  3. #17db27

Analogous

  1. #2717db
  2. #8917db
  3. #db17cb

Triadic

  1. #8917db
  2. #db8917
  3. #17db89

Tetradic

  1. #8917db
  2. #db1769
  3. #69db17
  4. #17db89

Square

  1. #8917db
  2. #db2717
  3. #69db17
  4. #17cbdb

Monochromatic

  1. #320851
  2. #5e1096
  3. #8917db
  4. #ac52ed
  5. #cd97f4

Shades

#8917db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8917db
  2. #7b15c5
  3. #6e12af
  4. #601099
  5. #520e83
  6. #450c6e
  7. #370958
  8. #290742
  9. #1b052c
  10. #0e0216
  11. #000000

Tints

#8917db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8917db
  2. #952edf
  3. #a145e2
  4. #ac5de6
  5. #b874e9
  6. #c48bed
  7. #d0a2f1
  8. #dcb9f4
  9. #e7d1f8
  10. #f3e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8917db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8917db
  2. #8822d2
  3. #872cc9
  4. #8637c0
  5. #8541b7
  6. #854cae
  7. #8456a4
  8. #83619b
  9. #826b92
  10. #817689
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #714ba0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005be0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #785682 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3949de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #474ad9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f45ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8917db {
  color: #8917db;
}
Background
.bg-8917db {
  background-color: #8917db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8917db {
  border: 2px solid #8917db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8917db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 23 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 81% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8917db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8917db, #db17cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8917db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 23 219 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.54 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.36 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.09 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.33 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.64 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.47 #76e824 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8917db  rgb(137, 23, 219)  hsl(275, 81%, 47%)  Dark Violet
#69db17  rgb(105, 219, 23)  hsl(95, 81%, 47%)  Lime Green
#db8917  rgb(219, 137, 23)  hsl(35, 81%, 47%)  Fulvous
#17db89  rgb(23, 219, 137)  hsl(155, 81%, 47%)  Emerald