Close to Electric Purple
#8317F9
#8317F9 is a mid-tone, vivid purple, close to the color Electric Purple. In RGB it’s made of 51.4% red, 9% green, and 97.6% blue. Its hue is 269°, with 95% saturation and 53% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #8317F9.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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3.46:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #8317F9 as they’d see it.
#8317F9 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #8317F9
What color is #8317F9?
#8317F9 is a mid-tone, vivid purple, close to the color Electric Purple. In RGB it’s made of 51.4% red, 9% green, and 97.6% blue. Its hue is 269°, with 95% saturation and 53% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #8317F9 in RGB?
#8317F9 is rgb(131, 23, 249): 131 red, 23 green, and 249 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #8317F9 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(47, 91, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #8317F9?
PANTONE Violet C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #8317F9?
Its complement #3C6F07 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.