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#950CDF

#950cdf ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#950cdf 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.18% cyan, 94.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 278.96°, with 89.79% saturation and 46.08% 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 6.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.86.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1198

Complementary

  1. #950cdf
  2. #56df0c

Split complementary

  1. #950cdf
  2. #bfdf0c
  3. #0cdf2c

Analogous

  1. #2c0cdf
  2. #950cdf
  3. #df0cbf

Triadic

  1. #950cdf
  2. #df950c
  3. #0cdf95

Tetradic

  1. #950cdf
  2. #df0c56
  3. #56df0c
  4. #0cdf95

Square

  1. #950cdf
  2. #df2c0c
  3. #56df0c
  4. #0cbfdf

Monochromatic

  1. #34044e
  2. #650896
  3. #950cdf
  4. #b643f5
  5. #d28bf9

Shades

#950cdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #950cdf
  2. #860bc9
  3. #770ab2
  4. #68089c
  5. #590786
  6. #4b0670
  7. #3c0559
  8. #2d0443
  9. #1e022d
  10. #0f0116
  11. #000000

Tints

#950cdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #950cdf
  2. #a024e2
  3. #aa3de5
  4. #b555e9
  5. #bf6dec
  6. #ca86ef
  7. #d59ef2
  8. #dfb6f5
  9. #eacef9
  10. #f4e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#950cdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #950cdf
  2. #9318d6
  3. #9123cc
  4. #8f2fc3
  5. #8d3ab9
  6. #8b46b0
  7. #8852a6
  8. #865d9d
  9. #846993
  10. #82748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #794da3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005de4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #885483 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #454ae2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #534ddd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d42b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-950cdf {
  color: #950cdf;
}
Background
.bg-950cdf {
  background-color: #950cdf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-950cdf {
  border: 2px solid #950cdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #950cdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 12 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 90% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-950cdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #950cdf, #df0cbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-950cdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 12 223 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.86 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.64 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.95 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.18 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.40 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.37 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.71 #6af320 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#950cdf  rgb(149, 12, 223)  hsl(279, 90%, 46%)  Dark Violet
#56df0c  rgb(86, 223, 12)  hsl(99, 90%, 46%)  Lime Green
#df950c  rgb(223, 149, 12)  hsl(39, 90%, 46%)  Gamboge
#0cdf95  rgb(12, 223, 149)  hsl(159, 90%, 46%)  Caribbean Green