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#950CE2

#950ce2 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#950ce2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.07% cyan, 94.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 278.41°, with 89.92% saturation and 46.67% 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 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.24.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1214

Complementary

  1. #950ce2
  2. #59e20c

Split complementary

  1. #950ce2
  2. #c4e20c
  3. #0ce22a

Analogous

  1. #2a0ce2
  2. #950ce2
  3. #e20cc4

Triadic

  1. #950ce2
  2. #e2950c
  3. #0ce295

Tetradic

  1. #950ce2
  2. #e20c59
  3. #59e20c
  4. #0ce295

Square

  1. #950ce2
  2. #e22a0c
  3. #59e20c
  4. #0cc4e2

Monochromatic

  1. #350451
  2. #650899
  3. #950ce2
  4. #b645f5
  5. #d38ef9

Shades

#950ce2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #950ce2
  2. #860bcb
  3. #770ab5
  4. #68089e
  5. #590788
  6. #4b0671
  7. #3c055a
  8. #2d0444
  9. #1e022d
  10. #0f0117
  11. #000000

Tints

#950ce2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #950ce2
  2. #a024e5
  3. #aa3de8
  4. #b555eb
  5. #bf6dee
  6. #ca86f1
  7. #d59ef3
  8. #dfb6f6
  9. #eacef9
  10. #f4e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#950ce2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #950ce2
  2. #9318d8
  3. #9123ce
  4. #8f2fc5
  5. #8d3abb
  6. #8b46b1
  7. #8852a7
  8. #865d9d
  9. #846994
  10. #82748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a4da5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ee7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #875685 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #434ae5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #524de0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d43b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-950ce2 {
  color: #950ce2;
}
Background
.bg-950ce2 {
  background-color: #950ce2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-950ce2 {
  border: 2px solid #950ce2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #950ce2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 12 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 90% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-950ce2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #950ce2, #e20cc4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-950ce2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 12 226 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.24 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.46 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.56 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.04 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.33 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.16 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.51 #6af31d Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#950ce2  rgb(149, 12, 226)  hsl(278, 90%, 47%)  Dark Violet
#59e20c  rgb(89, 226, 12)  hsl(98, 90%, 47%)  Harlequin
#e2950c  rgb(226, 149, 12)  hsl(38, 90%, 47%)  Gamboge
#0ce295  rgb(12, 226, 149)  hsl(158, 90%, 47%)  Medium Spring Green