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#950CC8

#950cc8 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#950cc8 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 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.5% cyan, 94% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 283.72°, with 88.68% saturation and 41.57% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 6.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.53.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1082

Complementary

  1. #950cc8
  2. #3fc80c

Split complementary

  1. #950cc8
  2. #9dc80c
  3. #0cc837

Analogous

  1. #370cc8
  2. #950cc8
  3. #c80c9d

Triadic

  1. #950cc8
  2. #c8950c
  3. #0cc895

Tetradic

  1. #950cc8
  2. #c80c3f
  3. #3fc80c
  4. #0cc895

Square

  1. #950cc8
  2. #c8370c
  3. #3fc80c
  4. #0c9dc8

Monochromatic

  1. #290338
  2. #5f0880
  3. #950cc8
  4. #bd2ef2
  5. #d476f7

Shades

#950cc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #950cc8
  2. #860bb4
  3. #770aa0
  4. #68088c
  5. #590778
  6. #4b0664
  7. #3c0550
  8. #2d043c
  9. #1e0228
  10. #0f0114
  11. #000000

Tints

#950cc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #950cc8
  2. #a024ce
  3. #aa3dd3
  4. #b555d9
  5. #bf6dde
  6. #ca86e4
  7. #d59ee9
  8. #dfb6ef
  9. #eacef4
  10. #f4e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#950cc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #950cc8
  2. #9318c1
  3. #9123ba
  4. #8f2fb2
  5. #8d3aab
  6. #8b46a4
  7. #88529d
  8. #865d96
  9. #84698e
  10. #827487
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #774994 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fc5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f4875 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f44cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d4bc6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91399d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-950cc8 {
  color: #950cc8;
}
Background
.bg-950cc8 {
  background-color: #950cc8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-950cc8 {
  border: 2px solid #950cc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #950cc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 12 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 89% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-950cc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #950cc8, #c80c9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-950cc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 12 200 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.53 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.12 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.05 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.06 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.35 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.62 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.22 #6af337 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#950cc8  rgb(149, 12, 200)  hsl(284, 89%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#3fc80c  rgb(63, 200, 12)  hsl(104, 89%, 42%)  Lime Green
#c8950c  rgb(200, 149, 12)  hsl(44, 89%, 42%)  Goldenrod
#0cc895  rgb(12, 200, 149)  hsl(164, 89%, 42%)  Caribbean Green