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#950CD1

#950cd1 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#950cd1 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 4.71% green and 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.71% cyan, 94.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 281.73°, with 89.14% saturation and 43.33% 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 6.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 0.59.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1126

Complementary

  1. #950cd1
  2. #48d10c

Split complementary

  1. #950cd1
  2. #aad10c
  3. #0cd133

Analogous

  1. #330cd1
  2. #950cd1
  3. #d10caa

Triadic

  1. #950cd1
  2. #d1950c
  3. #0cd195

Tetradic

  1. #950cd1
  2. #d10c48
  3. #48d10c
  4. #0cd195

Square

  1. #950cd1
  2. #d1330c
  3. #48d10c
  4. #0caad1

Monochromatic

  1. #2e0440
  2. #610889
  3. #950cd1
  4. #ba36f3
  5. #d37ef8

Shades

#950cd1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #950cd1
  2. #860bbc
  3. #770aa7
  4. #680892
  5. #59077d
  6. #4b0669
  7. #3c0554
  8. #2d043f
  9. #1e022a
  10. #0f0115
  11. #000000

Tints

#950cd1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #950cd1
  2. #a024d6
  3. #aa3dda
  4. #b555df
  5. #bf6de3
  6. #ca86e8
  7. #d59eed
  8. #dfb6f1
  9. #eacef6
  10. #f4e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#950cd1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #950cd1
  2. #9318c9
  3. #9123c1
  4. #8f2fb9
  5. #8d3ab1
  6. #8b46a9
  7. #8852a0
  8. #865d98
  9. #846990
  10. #827488
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #784a9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c4d7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c46d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a4ccf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #903ca4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-950cd1 {
  color: #950cd1;
}
Background
.bg-950cd1 {
  background-color: #950cd1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-950cd1 {
  border: 2px solid #950cd1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #950cd1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 12 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 89% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-950cd1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #950cd1, #d10caa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-950cd1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 12 209 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 0.59 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.88 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.96 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.81 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.16 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.62 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.80 #6af32e Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#950cd1  rgb(149, 12, 209)  hsl(282, 89%, 43%)  Dark Violet
#48d10c  rgb(72, 209, 12)  hsl(102, 89%, 43%)  Lime Green
#d1950c  rgb(209, 149, 12)  hsl(42, 89%, 43%)  Gamboge
#0cd195  rgb(12, 209, 149)  hsl(162, 89%, 43%)  Caribbean Green