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#950FCD

#950fcd ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#950fcd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 5.88% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.32% cyan, 92.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 282.32°, with 86.36% 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 6.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 0.97.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1114

Complementary

  1. #950fcd
  2. #47cd0f

Split complementary

  1. #950fcd
  2. #a6cd0f
  3. #0fcd36

Analogous

  1. #360fcd
  2. #950fcd
  3. #cd0fa6

Triadic

  1. #950fcd
  2. #cd950f
  3. #0fcd95

Tetradic

  1. #950fcd
  2. #cd0f47
  3. #47cd0f
  4. #0fcd95

Square

  1. #950fcd
  2. #cd360f
  3. #47cd0f
  4. #0fa6cd

Monochromatic

  1. #2d053e
  2. #610a86
  3. #950fcd
  4. #ba38f0
  5. #d37ff6

Shades

#950fcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #950fcd
  2. #860eb9
  3. #770ca4
  4. #680b90
  5. #59097b
  6. #4b0867
  7. #3c0652
  8. #2d053e
  9. #1e0329
  10. #0f0215
  11. #000000

Tints

#950fcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #950fcd
  2. #a027d2
  3. #aa3fd7
  4. #b557dc
  5. #bf6fe1
  6. #ca87e6
  7. #d59feb
  8. #dfb7f0
  9. #eacff5
  10. #f4e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#950fcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #950fcd
  2. #931ac5
  3. #9126be
  4. #8f31b6
  5. #8d3cae
  6. #8b48a7
  7. #88539f
  8. #865e97
  9. #84698f
  10. #827588
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #784a97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d4b79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e46d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b4ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #903ca1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-950fcd {
  color: #950fcd;
}
Background
.bg-950fcd {
  background-color: #950fcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-950fcd {
  border: 2px solid #950fcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #950fcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 15 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 86% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-950fcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #950fcd, #cd0fa6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-950fcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 15 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 0.97 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.80 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.34 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.33 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.63 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.07 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.53 #6af032 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#950fcd  rgb(149, 15, 205)  hsl(282, 86%, 43%)  Dark Violet
#47cd0f  rgb(71, 205, 15)  hsl(102, 86%, 43%)  Lime Green
#cd950f  rgb(205, 149, 15)  hsl(42, 86%, 43%)  Goldenrod
#0fcd95  rgb(15, 205, 149)  hsl(162, 86%, 43%)  Caribbean Green