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#950DDD

#950ddd ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#950ddd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 5.1% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.58% cyan, 94.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 279.23°, with 88.89% saturation and 45.88% 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 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.63.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.119

Complementary

  1. #950ddd
  2. #55dd0d

Split complementary

  1. #950ddd
  2. #bddd0d
  3. #0ddd2d

Analogous

  1. #2d0ddd
  2. #950ddd
  3. #dd0dbd

Triadic

  1. #950ddd
  2. #dd950d
  3. #0ddd95

Tetradic

  1. #950ddd
  2. #dd0d55
  3. #55dd0d
  4. #0ddd95

Square

  1. #950ddd
  2. #dd2d0d
  3. #55dd0d
  4. #0dbddd

Monochromatic

  1. #34044c
  2. #640995
  3. #950ddd
  4. #b743f4
  5. #d28bf8

Shades

#950ddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #950ddd
  2. #860cc7
  3. #770ab1
  4. #68099b
  5. #590885
  6. #4b076f
  7. #3c0558
  8. #2d0442
  9. #1e032c
  10. #0f0116
  11. #000000

Tints

#950ddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #950ddd
  2. #a025e0
  3. #aa3de4
  4. #b556e7
  5. #bf6eeb
  6. #ca86ee
  7. #d59ef1
  8. #dfb6f5
  9. #eacff8
  10. #f4e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#950ddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #950ddd
  2. #9319d4
  3. #9124ca
  4. #8f30c1
  5. #8d3bb8
  6. #8b47af
  7. #8852a5
  8. #865e9c
  9. #846993
  10. #827589
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #794ca2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005de2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #885382 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4649e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #544ddb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e42ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-950ddd {
  color: #950ddd;
}
Background
.bg-950ddd {
  background-color: #950ddd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-950ddd {
  border: 2px solid #950ddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #950ddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 13 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 89% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-950ddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #950ddd, #dd0dbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-950ddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 13 221 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.63 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.75 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.06 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.20 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.62 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.53 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.83 #6af222 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#950ddd  rgb(149, 13, 221)  hsl(279, 89%, 46%)  Dark Violet
#55dd0d  rgb(85, 221, 13)  hsl(99, 89%, 46%)  Lime Green
#dd950d  rgb(221, 149, 13)  hsl(39, 89%, 46%)  Gamboge
#0ddd95  rgb(13, 221, 149)  hsl(159, 89%, 46%)  Caribbean Green