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#950CDA

#950cda ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#950cda is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 4.71% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.65% cyan, 94.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 279.9°, with 89.57% saturation and 45.1% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 6.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.23.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1171

Complementary

  1. #950cda
  2. #51da0c

Split complementary

  1. #950cda
  2. #b8da0c
  3. #0cda2e

Analogous

  1. #2e0cda
  2. #950cda
  3. #da0cb8

Triadic

  1. #950cda
  2. #da950c
  3. #0cda95

Tetradic

  1. #950cda
  2. #da0c51
  3. #51da0c
  4. #0cda95

Square

  1. #950cda
  2. #da2e0c
  3. #51da0c
  4. #0cb8da

Monochromatic

  1. #320449
  2. #630892
  3. #950cda
  4. #b73ef4
  5. #d287f8

Shades

#950cda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #950cda
  2. #860bc4
  3. #770aae
  4. #680899
  5. #590783
  6. #4b066d
  7. #3c0557
  8. #2d0441
  9. #1e022c
  10. #0f0116
  11. #000000

Tints

#950cda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #950cda
  2. #a024de
  3. #aa3de1
  4. #b555e5
  5. #bf6de9
  6. #ca86ed
  7. #d59ef0
  8. #dfb6f4
  9. #eacef8
  10. #f4e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#950cda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #950cda
  2. #9318d1
  3. #9123c8
  4. #8f2fbf
  5. #8d3ab6
  6. #8b46ad
  7. #8852a4
  8. #865d9b
  9. #846992
  10. #827489
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #794ca0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #895280 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4748dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #564dd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e40ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-950cda {
  color: #950cda;
}
Background
.bg-950cda {
  background-color: #950cda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-950cda {
  border: 2px solid #950cda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #950cda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 12 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-950cda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #950cda, #da0cb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-950cda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 12 218 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.03 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.98 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.60 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.02 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.77 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.08 #6af325 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#950cda  rgb(149, 12, 218)  hsl(280, 90%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#51da0c  rgb(81, 218, 12)  hsl(100, 90%, 45%)  Lime Green
#da950c  rgb(218, 149, 12)  hsl(40, 90%, 45%)  Gamboge
#0cda95  rgb(12, 218, 149)  hsl(160, 90%, 45%)  Caribbean Green