Palettes / Colors / #8317AB

#8317AB — Purple

#8317AB is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkMagenta (#8B008B). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkmagenta (#8B008B) — not an exact match. CSS darkmagenta gives you #8B008B, a different color; use #8317AB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#8317AB is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #3FAB17; it also sits naturally between #3A17AB and #AB1788. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 51% · Green 9% · Blue 67%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 87% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #8317AB

.text { color: #8317AB; }
.background { background-color: #8317AB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8317AB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(131, 23, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 76%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8317AB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(131, 23, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8317AB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(131, 23, 171, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8317AB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8317AB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #8317AB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3FAB17:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8317AB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8317AB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #8317AB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #8317AB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #8317AB?

#8317AB is Purple, a purple color (RGB 131, 23, 171). Its closest standard named color is DarkMagenta.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8317AB?

#8317AB is RGB 131, 23, 171 — HSL 284°, 76%, 38% — CMYK 23%, 87%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #8317AB?

Its complement is #3FAB17; analogous partners are #3A17AB and #AB1788. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8317AB for text?

White text on #8317AB has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.68:1.