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#950C8A

#950c8a ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#950c8a is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 4.71% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.95% magenta, 7.38% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 304.82°, with 85.09% saturation and 31.57% 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 7.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 2.6.

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Relative luminance0.0849

Complementary

  1. #950c8a
  2. #0c9517

Split complementary

  1. #950c8a
  2. #45950c
  3. #0c955c

Analogous

  1. #5c0c95
  2. #950c8a
  3. #950c45

Triadic

  1. #950c8a
  2. #8a950c
  3. #0c8a95

Tetradic

  1. #950c8a
  2. #95170c
  3. #0c9517
  4. #0c8a95

Square

  1. #950c8a
  2. #955c0c
  3. #0c9517
  4. #0c4595

Monochromatic

  1. #130211
  2. #4e0648
  3. #950c8a
  4. #dc12cc
  5. #f04ae3

Shades

#950c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #950c8a
  2. #860b7c
  3. #770a6e
  4. #680861
  5. #590753
  6. #4b0645
  7. #3c0537
  8. #2d0429
  9. #1e021c
  10. #0f010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#950c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #950c8a
  2. #a02496
  3. #aa3da1
  4. #b555ad
  5. #bf6db9
  6. #ca86c5
  7. #d59ed0
  8. #dfb6dc
  9. #eacee8
  10. #f4e7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#950c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #950c8a
  2. #931889
  3. #912388
  4. #8f2f87
  5. #8d3a86
  6. #8b4685
  7. #885284
  8. #865d83
  9. #846982
  10. #827481
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #73416d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00478d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #435887 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c2450 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #61388c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d4688 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #991c6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-950c8a {
  color: #950c8a;
}
Background
.bg-950c8a {
  background-color: #950c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-950c8a {
  border: 2px solid #950c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #950c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 12 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 305 85% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-950c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #950c8a, #950c45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-950c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 12 138 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 2.60 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 2.93 #800080 Purple ΔE 4.47 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.28 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.59 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 9.14 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 10.87 #6af375 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#950c8a  rgb(149, 12, 138)  hsl(305, 85%, 32%)  Dark Magenta
#0c9517  rgb(12, 149, 23)  hsl(125, 85%, 32%)  Islamic Green
#8a950c  rgb(138, 149, 12)  hsl(65, 85%, 32%)  Olive
#0c8a95  rgb(12, 138, 149)  hsl(185, 85%, 32%)  Dark Cyan