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#8917EC

#8917ec ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8917ec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.95% cyan, 90.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 272.11°, with 84.86% saturation and 50.78% 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 6.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 1.97.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1199

Complementary

  1. #8917ec
  2. #7aec17

Split complementary

  1. #8917ec
  2. #e5ec17
  3. #17ec1e

Analogous

  1. #1e17ec
  2. #8917ec
  3. #ec17e5

Triadic

  1. #8917ec
  2. #ec8917
  3. #17ec89

Tetradic

  1. #8917ec
  2. #ec177a
  3. #7aec17
  4. #17ec89

Square

  1. #8917ec
  2. #ec1e17
  3. #7aec17
  4. #17e5ec

Monochromatic

  1. #380862
  2. #610ea9
  3. #8917ec
  4. #ad5ef2
  5. #d1a4f8

Shades

#8917ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8917ec
  2. #7b15d4
  3. #6e12bd
  4. #6010a5
  5. #520e8e
  6. #450c76
  7. #37095e
  8. #290747
  9. #1b052f
  10. #0e0218
  11. #000000

Tints

#8917ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8917ec
  2. #952eee
  3. #a145f0
  4. #ac5df2
  5. #b874f4
  6. #c48bf6
  7. #d0a2f7
  8. #dcb9f9
  9. #e7d1fb
  10. #f3e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8917ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8917ec
  2. #8822e1
  3. #872cd6
  4. #8637cc
  5. #8541c1
  6. #854cb6
  7. #8456ab
  8. #8361a0
  9. #826b96
  10. #81768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #734eab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fe8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #705e8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c4def ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c4cea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b4bba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8917ec {
  color: #8917ec;
}
Background
.bg-8917ec {
  background-color: #8917ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8917ec {
  border: 2px solid #8917ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8917ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 23 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 85% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8917ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8917ec, #ec17e5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8917ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 23 236 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 1.97 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 2.28 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.97 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.05 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.12 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.89 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.76 #76e813 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8917ec  rgb(137, 23, 236)  hsl(272, 85%, 51%)  Blue Violet
#7aec17  rgb(122, 236, 23)  hsl(92, 85%, 51%)  Lawn Green
#ec8917  rgb(236, 137, 23)  hsl(32, 85%, 51%)  Tangerine
#17ec89  rgb(23, 236, 137)  hsl(152, 85%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green