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#950ECE

#950ece ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#950ece is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 5.49% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.67% cyan, 93.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 282.19°, with 87.27% saturation and 43.14% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 0.85.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1116

Complementary

  1. #950ece
  2. #47ce0e

Split complementary

  1. #950ece
  2. #a7ce0e
  3. #0ece35

Analogous

  1. #350ece
  2. #950ece
  3. #ce0ea7

Triadic

  1. #950ece
  2. #ce950e
  3. #0ece95

Tetradic

  1. #950ece
  2. #ce0e47
  3. #47ce0e
  4. #0ece95

Square

  1. #950ece
  2. #ce350e
  3. #47ce0e
  4. #0ea7ce

Monochromatic

  1. #2d043f
  2. #610986
  3. #950ece
  4. #ba37f1
  5. #d37ff6

Shades

#950ece mixed progressively with black.

  1. #950ece
  2. #860db9
  3. #770ba5
  4. #680a90
  5. #59087c
  6. #4b0767
  7. #3c0652
  8. #2d043e
  9. #1e0329
  10. #0f0115
  11. #000000

Tints

#950ece mixed progressively with white.

  1. #950ece
  2. #a026d3
  3. #aa3ed8
  4. #b556dd
  5. #bf6ee2
  6. #ca87e7
  7. #d59feb
  8. #dfb7f0
  9. #eacff5
  10. #f4e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#950ece mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #950ece
  2. #9319c6
  3. #9125be
  4. #8f30b7
  5. #8d3caf
  6. #8b47a7
  7. #88529f
  8. #865e97
  9. #846990
  10. #827588
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #784a98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d4c79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d46d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b4ccc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #903ca2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-950ece {
  color: #950ece;
}
Background
.bg-950ece {
  background-color: #950ece;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-950ece {
  border: 2px solid #950ece;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #950ece;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 14 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 87% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-950ece {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #950ece, #ce0ea7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-950ece {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 14 206 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 0.85 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.83 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.25 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.20 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.52 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.95 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.60 #6af131 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#950ece  rgb(149, 14, 206)  hsl(282, 87%, 43%)  Dark Violet
#47ce0e  rgb(71, 206, 14)  hsl(102, 87%, 43%)  Lime Green
#ce950e  rgb(206, 149, 14)  hsl(42, 87%, 43%)  Goldenrod
#0ece95  rgb(14, 206, 149)  hsl(162, 87%, 43%)  Caribbean Green