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#950A79

#950a79 ≈ Mardi Gras

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#950a79 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 3.92% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.29% magenta, 18.79% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 312.09°, with 87.42% saturation and 31.18% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mardi Gras (#880085), ΔE 4.77.

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Web safe#990066
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Relative luminance0.0799

Complementary

  1. #950a79
  2. #0a9526

Split complementary

  1. #950a79
  2. #33950a
  3. #0a956c

Analogous

  1. #6c0a95
  2. #950a79
  3. #950a33

Triadic

  1. #950a79
  2. #79950a
  3. #0a7995

Tetradic

  1. #950a79
  2. #95260a
  3. #0a9526
  4. #0a7995

Square

  1. #950a79
  2. #956c0a
  3. #0a9526
  4. #0a3395

Monochromatic

  1. #130110
  2. #4d053f
  3. #950a79
  4. #dd0fb3
  5. #f345d0

Shades

#950a79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #950a79
  2. #86096d
  3. #770861
  4. #680755
  5. #590649
  6. #4b053d
  7. #3c0430
  8. #2d0324
  9. #1e0218
  10. #0f010c
  11. #000000

Tints

#950a79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #950a79
  2. #a02386
  3. #aa3b94
  4. #b554a1
  5. #bf6caf
  6. #ca85bc
  7. #d59dc9
  8. #dfb6d7
  9. #eacee4
  10. #f4e7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#950a79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #950a79
  2. #93167a
  3. #91227a
  4. #8f2d7b
  5. #8d397c
  6. #8b457d
  7. #88517d
  8. #865d7e
  9. #84687f
  10. #82747f
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #723f63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #19437c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b5776 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e1546 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #63347b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #704477 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b115f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-950a79 {
  color: #950a79;
}
Background
.bg-950a79 {
  background-color: #950a79;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-950a79 {
  border: 2px solid #950a79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #950a79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 10 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 87% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-950a79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #950a79, #950a33);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-950a79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 10 121 / 0.35);
}

#880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 4.77 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 5.16 #800080 Purple ΔE 5.73 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 7.60 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 8.23 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.55 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 8.78 #6af586 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Mardi Gras
#950a79  rgb(149, 10, 121)  hsl(312, 87%, 31%)  Mardi Gras
#0a9526  rgb(10, 149, 38)  hsl(132, 87%, 31%)  Islamic Green
#79950a  rgb(121, 149, 10)  hsl(72, 87%, 31%)  Olive Drab
#0a7995  rgb(10, 121, 149)  hsl(192, 87%, 31%)  Teal Blue