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#950DAB

#950dab ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#950dab is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 5.1% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.87% cyan, 92.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 291.65°, with 85.87% saturation and 36.08% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 7.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 5.37.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.0962

Complementary

  1. #950dab
  2. #23ab0d

Split complementary

  1. #950dab
  2. #72ab0d
  3. #0dab46

Analogous

  1. #460dab
  2. #950dab
  3. #ab0d72

Triadic

  1. #950dab
  2. #ab950d
  3. #0dab95

Tetradic

  1. #950dab
  2. #ab0d23
  3. #23ab0d
  4. #0dab95

Square

  1. #950dab
  2. #ab460d
  3. #23ab0d
  4. #0d72ab

Monochromatic

  1. #19021d
  2. #570864
  3. #950dab
  4. #d017ed
  5. #de5ef3

Shades

#950dab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #950dab
  2. #860c9a
  3. #770a89
  4. #680978
  5. #590867
  6. #4b0756
  7. #3c0544
  8. #2d0433
  9. #1e0322
  10. #0f0111
  11. #000000

Tints

#950dab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #950dab
  2. #a025b3
  3. #aa3dbc
  4. #b556c4
  5. #bf6ecd
  6. #ca86d5
  7. #d59edd
  8. #dfb6e6
  9. #eacfee
  10. #f4e7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#950dab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #950dab
  2. #9319a7
  3. #9124a2
  4. #8f309e
  5. #8d3b9a
  6. #8b4796
  7. #885291
  8. #865e8d
  9. #846989
  10. #827584
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #754581 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004faf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #285ca8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #963964 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #593ead ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6648a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #952d86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-950dab {
  color: #950dab;
}
Background
.bg-950dab {
  background-color: #950dab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-950dab {
  border: 2px solid #950dab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #950dab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 13 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 86% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-950dab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #950dab, #ab0d72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-950dab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 13 171 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 5.37 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.85 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 6.41 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.76 #800080 Purple ΔE 7.48 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.47 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.85 #6af254 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#950dab  rgb(149, 13, 171)  hsl(292, 86%, 36%)  Dark Magenta
#23ab0d  rgb(35, 171, 13)  hsl(112, 86%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#ab950d  rgb(171, 149, 13)  hsl(52, 86%, 36%)  Brass
#0dab95  rgb(13, 171, 149)  hsl(172, 86%, 36%)  Persian Green