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#8D17BF

#8d17bf ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8d17bf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.18% cyan, 87.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 282.14°, with 78.5% saturation and 41.96% 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 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.7.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1004

Complementary

  1. #8d17bf
  2. #49bf17

Split complementary

  1. #8d17bf
  2. #9dbf17
  3. #17bf39

Analogous

  1. #3917bf
  2. #8d17bf
  3. #bf179d

Triadic

  1. #8d17bf
  2. #bf8d17
  3. #17bf8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d17bf
  2. #bf1749
  3. #49bf17
  4. #17bf8d

Square

  1. #8d17bf
  2. #bf3917
  3. #49bf17
  4. #179dbf

Monochromatic

  1. #280736
  2. #5b0f7b
  3. #8d17bf
  4. #b43be7
  5. #ce7ff0

Shades

#8d17bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d17bf
  2. #7f15ac
  3. #711299
  4. #631086
  5. #550e73
  6. #470c60
  7. #38094c
  8. #2a0739
  9. #1c0526
  10. #0e0213
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d17bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d17bf
  2. #982ec5
  3. #a445cc
  4. #af5dd2
  5. #bb74d9
  6. #c68bdf
  7. #d1a2e5
  8. #ddb9ec
  9. #e8d1f2
  10. #f4e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d17bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d17bf
  2. #8c22b9
  3. #8a2cb2
  4. #8937ac
  5. #8841a6
  6. #874ca0
  7. #855699
  8. #846193
  9. #836b8d
  10. #817686
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #72478e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #874871 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c43c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5849bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #893a97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d17bf {
  color: #8d17bf;
}
Background
.bg-8d17bf {
  background-color: #8d17bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8d17bf {
  border: 2px solid #8d17bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d17bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 23 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d17bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d17bf, #bf179d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d17bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 23 191 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.70 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.92 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.75 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.74 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.09 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.22 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.60 #72e840 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8d17bf  rgb(141, 23, 191)  hsl(282, 79%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#49bf17  rgb(73, 191, 23)  hsl(102, 79%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#bf8d17  rgb(191, 141, 23)  hsl(42, 79%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#17bf8d  rgb(23, 191, 141)  hsl(162, 79%, 42%)  Caribbean Green