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#950DBE

#950dbe ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#950dbe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.58% cyan, 93.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 286.1°, with 87.19% saturation and 39.8% 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 6.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.94.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.104

Complementary

  1. #950dbe
  2. #36be0d

Split complementary

  1. #950dbe
  2. #8ebe0d
  3. #0dbe3c

Analogous

  1. #3c0dbe
  2. #950dbe
  3. #be0d8e

Triadic

  1. #950dbe
  2. #be950d
  3. #0dbe95

Tetradic

  1. #950dbe
  2. #be0d36
  3. #36be0d
  4. #0dbe95

Square

  1. #950dbe
  2. #be3c0d
  3. #36be0d
  4. #0d8ebe

Monochromatic

  1. #25032f
  2. #5d0876
  3. #950dbe
  4. #c227f0
  5. #d66ff5

Shades

#950dbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #950dbe
  2. #860cab
  3. #770a98
  4. #680985
  5. #590872
  6. #4b075f
  7. #3c054c
  8. #2d0439
  9. #1e0326
  10. #0f0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#950dbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #950dbe
  2. #a025c5
  3. #aa3dcb
  4. #b556d2
  5. #bf6ed8
  6. #ca86df
  7. #d59ee5
  8. #dfb6ec
  9. #eacff2
  10. #f4e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#950dbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #950dbe
  2. #9319b8
  3. #9124b2
  4. #8f30ab
  5. #8d3ba5
  6. #8b479f
  7. #885299
  8. #865e93
  9. #84698c
  10. #827586
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #76488d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ebb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #914370 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5342c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #604abc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #933595 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-950dbe {
  color: #950dbe;
}
Background
.bg-950dbe {
  background-color: #950dbe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-950dbe {
  border: 2px solid #950dbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #950dbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 13 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 87% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-950dbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #950dbe, #be0d8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-950dbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 13 190 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.94 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.73 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.35 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.17 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.48 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.70 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.70 #6af241 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#950dbe  rgb(149, 13, 190)  hsl(286, 87%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#36be0d  rgb(54, 190, 13)  hsl(106, 87%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#be950d  rgb(190, 149, 13)  hsl(46, 87%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0dbe95  rgb(13, 190, 149)  hsl(166, 87%, 40%)  Mint