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#950CC2

#950cc2 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#950cc2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 4.71% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.2% cyan, 93.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 285.16°, with 88.35% saturation and 40.39% 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 6.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.36.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1055

Complementary

  1. #950cc2
  2. #39c20c

Split complementary

  1. #950cc2
  2. #94c20c
  3. #0cc23a

Analogous

  1. #3a0cc2
  2. #950cc2
  3. #c20c94

Triadic

  1. #950cc2
  2. #c2950c
  3. #0cc295

Tetradic

  1. #950cc2
  2. #c20c39
  3. #39c20c
  4. #0cc295

Square

  1. #950cc2
  2. #c23a0c
  3. #39c20c
  4. #0c94c2

Monochromatic

  1. #260332
  2. #5e087a
  3. #950cc2
  4. #c029f2
  5. #d571f6

Shades

#950cc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #950cc2
  2. #860baf
  3. #770a9b
  4. #680888
  5. #590774
  6. #4b0661
  7. #3c054e
  8. #2d043a
  9. #1e0227
  10. #0f0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#950cc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #950cc2
  2. #a024c8
  3. #aa3dce
  4. #b555d4
  5. #bf6dda
  6. #ca86e1
  7. #d59ee7
  8. #dfb6ed
  9. #eacef3
  10. #f4e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#950cc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #950cc2
  2. #9318bb
  3. #9123b5
  4. #8f2fae
  5. #8d3aa8
  6. #8b46a1
  7. #88529a
  8. #865d94
  9. #84698d
  10. #827487
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #774890 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ebf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #904572 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5243c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f4ac0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #923699 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-950cc2 {
  color: #950cc2;
}
Background
.bg-950cc2 {
  background-color: #950cc2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-950cc2 {
  border: 2px solid #950cc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #950cc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 12 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 88% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-950cc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #950cc2, #c20c94);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-950cc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 12 194 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.36 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.47 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.83 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.91 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.17 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.72 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.89 #6af33d Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#950cc2  rgb(149, 12, 194)  hsl(285, 88%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#39c20c  rgb(57, 194, 12)  hsl(105, 88%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#c2950c  rgb(194, 149, 12)  hsl(45, 88%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0cc295  rgb(12, 194, 149)  hsl(165, 88%, 40%)  Caribbean Green