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#950CBB

#950cbb ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#950cbb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.32% cyan, 93.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 286.97°, with 87.94% saturation and 39.02% 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 6.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.38.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1024

Complementary

  1. #950cbb
  2. #32bb0c

Split complementary

  1. #950cbb
  2. #8abb0c
  3. #0cbb3d

Analogous

  1. #3d0cbb
  2. #950cbb
  3. #bb0c8a

Triadic

  1. #950cbb
  2. #bb950c
  3. #0cbb95

Tetradic

  1. #950cbb
  2. #bb0c32
  3. #32bb0c
  4. #0cbb95

Square

  1. #950cbb
  2. #bb3d0c
  3. #32bb0c
  4. #0c8abb

Monochromatic

  1. #22032b
  2. #5c0773
  3. #950cbb
  4. #c423f1
  5. #d76bf5

Shades

#950cbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #950cbb
  2. #860ba8
  3. #770a96
  4. #680883
  5. #590770
  6. #4b065e
  7. #3c054b
  8. #2d0438
  9. #1e0225
  10. #0f0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#950cbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #950cbb
  2. #a024c2
  3. #aa3dc9
  4. #b555cf
  5. #bf6dd6
  6. #ca86dd
  7. #d59ee4
  8. #dfb6eb
  9. #eacef1
  10. #f4e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#950cbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #950cbb
  2. #9318b5
  3. #9123af
  4. #8f2fa9
  5. #8d3aa3
  6. #8b469e
  7. #885298
  8. #865d92
  9. #84698c
  10. #827486
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #76478c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #015db8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92416e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5441bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #614ab9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #933393 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-950cbb {
  color: #950cbb;
}
Background
.bg-950cbb {
  background-color: #950cbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-950cbb {
  border: 2px solid #950cbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #950cbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 12 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 88% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-950cbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #950cbb, #bb0c8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-950cbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 12 187 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.38 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.04 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.79 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.72 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.61 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.74 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.93 #6af344 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#950cbb  rgb(149, 12, 187)  hsl(287, 88%, 39%)  Dark Violet
#32bb0c  rgb(50, 187, 12)  hsl(107, 88%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#bb950c  rgb(187, 149, 12)  hsl(47, 88%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0cbb95  rgb(12, 187, 149)  hsl(167, 88%, 39%)  Mint