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#8917EF

#8917ef ≈ Electric Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8917ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.68% cyan, 90.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 271.67°, with 87.1% saturation and 51.37% 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 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Violet (#8f00ff), ΔE 1.94.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1216

Complementary

  1. #8917ef
  2. #7def17

Split complementary

  1. #8917ef
  2. #e9ef17
  3. #17ef1d

Analogous

  1. #1d17ef
  2. #8917ef
  3. #ef17e9

Triadic

  1. #8917ef
  2. #ef8917
  3. #17ef89

Tetradic

  1. #8917ef
  2. #ef177d
  3. #7def17
  4. #17ef89

Square

  1. #8917ef
  2. #ef1d17
  3. #7def17
  4. #17e9ef

Monochromatic

  1. #390766
  2. #610cae
  3. #8917ef
  4. #ad5ff4
  5. #d2a6f9

Shades

#8917ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8917ef
  2. #7b15d7
  3. #6e12bf
  4. #6010a7
  5. #520e8f
  6. #450c78
  7. #370960
  8. #290748
  9. #1b0530
  10. #0e0218
  11. #000000

Tints

#8917ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8917ef
  2. #952ef1
  3. #a145f2
  4. #ac5df4
  5. #b874f5
  6. #c48bf7
  7. #d0a2f9
  8. #dcb9fa
  9. #e7d1fc
  10. #f3e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8917ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8917ef
  2. #8822e4
  3. #872cd9
  4. #8637ce
  5. #8541c3
  6. #854cb8
  7. #8456ac
  8. #8361a1
  9. #826b96
  10. #81768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #744ead ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6f608e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #294ef2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #394ded ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a4cbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8917ef {
  color: #8917ef;
}
Background
.bg-8917ef {
  background-color: #8917ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8917ef {
  border: 2px solid #8917ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8917ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 23 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8917ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8917ef, #ef17e9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8917ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 23 239 / 0.35);
}

#8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 1.94 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.09 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.83 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.02 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.31 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.08 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.72 #76e810 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Electric Violet
#8917ef  rgb(137, 23, 239)  hsl(272, 87%, 51%)  Electric Violet
#7def17  rgb(125, 239, 23)  hsl(92, 87%, 51%)  Lawn Green
#ef8917  rgb(239, 137, 23)  hsl(32, 87%, 51%)  Tangerine
#17ef89  rgb(23, 239, 137)  hsl(152, 87%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green