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#950FB5

#950fb5 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#950fb5 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 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.68% cyan, 91.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 288.43°, with 84.69% saturation and 38.43% 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 6.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 4.28.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1007

Complementary

  1. #950fb5
  2. #2fb50f

Split complementary

  1. #950fb5
  2. #82b50f
  3. #0fb542

Analogous

  1. #420fb5
  2. #950fb5
  3. #b50f82

Triadic

  1. #950fb5
  2. #b5950f
  3. #0fb595

Tetradic

  1. #950fb5
  2. #b50f2f
  3. #2fb50f
  4. #0fb595

Square

  1. #950fb5
  2. #b5420f
  3. #2fb50f
  4. #0f82b5

Monochromatic

  1. #210328
  2. #5b096e
  3. #950fb5
  4. #c624ed
  5. #d86af3

Shades

#950fb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #950fb5
  2. #860ea3
  3. #770c91
  4. #680b7f
  5. #59096d
  6. #4b085b
  7. #3c0648
  8. #2d0536
  9. #1e0324
  10. #0f0212
  11. #000000

Tints

#950fb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #950fb5
  2. #a027bc
  3. #aa3fc4
  4. #b557cb
  5. #bf6fd3
  6. #ca87da
  7. #d59fe1
  8. #dfb7e9
  9. #eacff0
  10. #f4e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#950fb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #950fb5
  2. #931ab0
  3. #9126aa
  4. #8f31a5
  5. #8d3ca0
  6. #8b489b
  7. #885395
  8. #865e90
  9. #84698b
  10. #827585
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #764788 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #185db2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #943f6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5641b7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6349b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #94328e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-950fb5 {
  color: #950fb5;
}
Background
.bg-950fb5 {
  background-color: #950fb5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-950fb5 {
  border: 2px solid #950fb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #950fb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 15 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 85% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-950fb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #950fb5, #b50f82);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-950fb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 15 181 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.28 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.51 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.59 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.91 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.43 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.89 #6af04a Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#950fb5  rgb(149, 15, 181)  hsl(288, 85%, 38%)  Dark Violet
#2fb50f  rgb(47, 181, 15)  hsl(108, 85%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#b5950f  rgb(181, 149, 15)  hsl(48, 85%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0fb595  rgb(15, 181, 149)  hsl(168, 85%, 38%)  Jungle Green