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#950FA4

#950fa4 ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#950fa4 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 5.88% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.15% cyan, 90.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 293.96°, with 83.24% saturation and 35.1% 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 7.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 4.38.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.0941

Complementary

  1. #950fa4
  2. #1ea40f

Split complementary

  1. #950fa4
  2. #69a40f
  3. #0fa44b

Analogous

  1. #4b0fa4
  2. #950fa4
  3. #a40f69

Triadic

  1. #950fa4
  2. #a4950f
  3. #0fa495

Tetradic

  1. #950fa4
  2. #a40f1e
  3. #1ea40f
  4. #0fa495

Square

  1. #950fa4
  2. #a44b0f
  3. #1ea40f
  4. #0f69a4

Monochromatic

  1. #160218
  2. #55095e
  3. #950fa4
  4. #d416ea
  5. #e15cf0

Shades

#950fa4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #950fa4
  2. #860e94
  3. #770c83
  4. #680b73
  5. #590962
  6. #4b0852
  7. #3c0642
  8. #2d0531
  9. #1e0321
  10. #0f0210
  11. #000000

Tints

#950fa4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #950fa4
  2. #a027ad
  3. #aa3fb6
  4. #b557bf
  5. #bf6fc8
  6. #ca87d2
  7. #d59fdb
  8. #dfb7e4
  9. #eacfed
  10. #f4e7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#950fa4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #950fa4
  2. #931aa0
  3. #91269d
  4. #8f3199
  5. #8d3c96
  6. #8b4892
  7. #88538e
  8. #865e8b
  9. #846987
  10. #827584
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #75447d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004da8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #305ba1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #973560 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b3da6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6848a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #962a81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-950fa4 {
  color: #950fa4;
}
Background
.bg-950fa4 {
  background-color: #950fa4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-950fa4 {
  border: 2px solid #950fa4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #950fa4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 15 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 83% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-950fa4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #950fa4, #a40f69);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-950fa4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 15 164 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 4.38 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 5.42 #800080 Purple ΔE 6.60 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.99 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.62 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.56 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.65 #6af05b Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#950fa4  rgb(149, 15, 164)  hsl(294, 83%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#1ea40f  rgb(30, 164, 15)  hsl(114, 83%, 35%)  Islamic Green
#a4950f  rgb(164, 149, 15)  hsl(54, 83%, 35%)  Brass
#0fa495  rgb(15, 164, 149)  hsl(174, 83%, 35%)  Persian Green