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#8D17BB

#8d17bb ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8d17bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 9.02% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.6% cyan, 87.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 283.17°, with 78.1% saturation and 41.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.23.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0986

Complementary

  1. #8d17bb
  2. #45bb17

Split complementary

  1. #8d17bb
  2. #97bb17
  3. #17bb3b

Analogous

  1. #3b17bb
  2. #8d17bb
  3. #bb1797

Triadic

  1. #8d17bb
  2. #bb8d17
  3. #17bb8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d17bb
  2. #bb1745
  3. #45bb17
  4. #17bb8d

Square

  1. #8d17bb
  2. #bb3b17
  3. #45bb17
  4. #1797bb

Monochromatic

  1. #260633
  2. #5a0f77
  3. #8d17bb
  4. #b638e7
  5. #cf7cef

Shades

#8d17bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d17bb
  2. #7f15a8
  3. #711296
  4. #631083
  5. #550e70
  6. #470c5e
  7. #38094b
  8. #2a0738
  9. #1c0525
  10. #0e0213
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d17bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d17bb
  2. #982ec2
  3. #a445c9
  4. #af5dcf
  5. #bb74d6
  6. #c68bdd
  7. #d1a2e4
  8. #ddb9eb
  9. #e8d1f1
  10. #f4e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d17bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d17bb
  2. #8c22b5
  3. #8a2caf
  4. #8937a9
  5. #8841a3
  6. #874c9e
  7. #855698
  8. #846192
  9. #836b8c
  10. #817686
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #71478b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #88466f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e43bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a49b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a3893 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d17bb {
  color: #8d17bb;
}
Background
.bg-8d17bb {
  background-color: #8d17bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8d17bb {
  border: 2px solid #8d17bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d17bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 23 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d17bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d17bb, #bb1797);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d17bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 23 187 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.23 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.21 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.31 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.53 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.00 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.02 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.67 #72e844 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8d17bb  rgb(141, 23, 187)  hsl(283, 78%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#45bb17  rgb(69, 187, 23)  hsl(103, 78%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#bb8d17  rgb(187, 141, 23)  hsl(43, 78%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#17bb8d  rgb(23, 187, 141)  hsl(163, 78%, 41%)  Mint