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#950BAE

#950bae ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#950bae is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 4.31% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.37% cyan, 93.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 290.8°, with 88.11% saturation and 36.27% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 5.38.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.0968

Complementary

  1. #950bae
  2. #24ae0b

Split complementary

  1. #950bae
  2. #75ae0b
  3. #0bae43

Analogous

  1. #430bae
  2. #950bae
  3. #ae0b75

Triadic

  1. #950bae
  2. #ae950b
  3. #0bae95

Tetradic

  1. #950bae
  2. #ae0b24
  3. #24ae0b
  4. #0bae95

Square

  1. #950bae
  2. #ae430b
  3. #24ae0b
  4. #0b75ae

Monochromatic

  1. #1a021e
  2. #570666
  3. #950bae
  4. #cf15f0
  5. #de5df5

Shades

#950bae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #950bae
  2. #860a9d
  3. #77098b
  4. #68087a
  5. #590768
  6. #4b0657
  7. #3c0446
  8. #2d0334
  9. #1e0223
  10. #0f0111
  11. #000000

Tints

#950bae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #950bae
  2. #a023b6
  3. #aa3cbe
  4. #b554c6
  5. #bf6dce
  6. #ca85d7
  7. #d59ddf
  8. #dfb6e7
  9. #eaceef
  10. #f4e7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#950bae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #950bae
  2. #9317a9
  3. #9122a5
  4. #8f2ea0
  5. #8d3a9c
  6. #8b4697
  7. #885192
  8. #865d8e
  9. #846989
  10. #827485
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #754583 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #235cab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #953a66 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #583eb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6548ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #952d89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-950bae {
  color: #950bae;
}
Background
.bg-950bae {
  background-color: #950bae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-950bae {
  border: 2px solid #950bae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #950bae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 11 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 88% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-950bae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #950bae, #ae0b75);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-950bae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 11 174 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.38 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 5.79 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.46 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 6.82 #800080 Purple ΔE 7.85 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.45 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.70 #6af451 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#950bae  rgb(149, 11, 174)  hsl(291, 88%, 36%)  Dark Violet
#24ae0b  rgb(36, 174, 11)  hsl(111, 88%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#ae950b  rgb(174, 149, 11)  hsl(51, 88%, 36%)  Brass
#0bae95  rgb(11, 174, 149)  hsl(171, 88%, 36%)  Persian Green