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#8917DF

#8917df ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8917df 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.57% cyan, 89.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 274.2°, with 81.3% saturation and 48.24% 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 6.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.24.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1126

Complementary

  1. #8917df
  2. #6ddf17

Split complementary

  1. #8917df
  2. #d1df17
  3. #17df25

Analogous

  1. #2517df
  2. #8917df
  3. #df17d1

Triadic

  1. #8917df
  2. #df8917
  3. #17df89

Tetradic

  1. #8917df
  2. #df176d
  3. #6ddf17
  4. #17df89

Square

  1. #8917df
  2. #df2517
  3. #6ddf17
  4. #17d1df

Monochromatic

  1. #340954
  2. #5e109a
  3. #8917df
  4. #ac55ed
  5. #ce9af5

Shades

#8917df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8917df
  2. #7b15c9
  3. #6e12b2
  4. #60109c
  5. #520e86
  6. #450c70
  7. #370959
  8. #290743
  9. #1b052d
  10. #0e0216
  11. #000000

Tints

#8917df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8917df
  2. #952ee2
  3. #a145e5
  4. #ac5de9
  5. #b874ec
  6. #c48bef
  7. #d0a2f2
  8. #dcb9f5
  9. #e7d1f9
  10. #f3e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8917df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8917df
  2. #8822d6
  3. #872ccc
  4. #8637c3
  5. #8541b9
  6. #854cb0
  7. #8456a6
  8. #83619d
  9. #826b93
  10. #81768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #724ba2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005de4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005edc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #765884 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #374ae2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #454bdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e46b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8917df {
  color: #8917df;
}
Background
.bg-8917df {
  background-color: #8917df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8917df {
  border: 2px solid #8917df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8917df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 23 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 81% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8917df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8917df, #df17d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8917df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 23 223 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.24 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.59 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.85 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.97 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.23 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.23 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.23 #76e820 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8917df  rgb(137, 23, 223)  hsl(274, 81%, 48%)  Blue Violet
#6ddf17  rgb(109, 223, 23)  hsl(94, 81%, 48%)  Lawn Green
#df8917  rgb(223, 137, 23)  hsl(34, 81%, 48%)  Fulvous
#17df89  rgb(23, 223, 137)  hsl(154, 81%, 48%)  Medium Spring Green