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#8917EE

#8917ee ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8917ee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.44% cyan, 90.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 271.81°, with 86.35% saturation and 51.18% 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 6.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.04.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.121

Complementary

  1. #8917ee
  2. #7cee17

Split complementary

  1. #8917ee
  2. #e8ee17
  3. #17ee1d

Analogous

  1. #1d17ee
  2. #8917ee
  3. #ee17e8

Triadic

  1. #8917ee
  2. #ee8917
  3. #17ee89

Tetradic

  1. #8917ee
  2. #ee177c
  3. #7cee17
  4. #17ee89

Square

  1. #8917ee
  2. #ee1d17
  3. #7cee17
  4. #17e8ee

Monochromatic

  1. #390765
  2. #610dac
  3. #8917ee
  4. #ad5ef3
  5. #d2a6f8

Shades

#8917ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8917ee
  2. #7b15d6
  3. #6e12be
  4. #6010a7
  5. #520e8f
  6. #450c77
  7. #37095f
  8. #290747
  9. #1b0530
  10. #0e0218
  11. #000000

Tints

#8917ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8917ee
  2. #952ef0
  3. #a145f1
  4. #ac5df3
  5. #b874f5
  6. #c48bf7
  7. #d0a2f8
  8. #dcb9fa
  9. #e7d1fc
  10. #f3e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8917ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8917ee
  2. #8822e3
  3. #872cd8
  4. #8637cd
  5. #8541c2
  6. #854cb7
  7. #8456ac
  8. #8361a1
  9. #826b96
  10. #81768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #734eac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #705f8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2a4ef1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a4dec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b4cbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8917ee {
  color: #8917ee;
}
Background
.bg-8917ee {
  background-color: #8917ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8917ee {
  border: 2px solid #8917ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8917ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 23 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8917ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8917ee, #ee17e8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8917ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 23 238 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.04 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 2.05 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.90 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.05 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.19 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.02 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.73 #76e811 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8917ee  rgb(137, 23, 238)  hsl(272, 86%, 51%)  Blue Violet
#7cee17  rgb(124, 238, 23)  hsl(92, 86%, 51%)  Lawn Green
#ee8917  rgb(238, 137, 23)  hsl(32, 86%, 51%)  Tangerine
#17ee89  rgb(23, 238, 137)  hsl(152, 86%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green