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#950FD8

#950fd8 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#950fd8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 5.88% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.02% cyan, 93.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 280°, with 87.01% saturation and 45.29% 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 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.12.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1169

Complementary

  1. #950fd8
  2. #52d80f

Split complementary

  1. #950fd8
  2. #b6d80f
  3. #0fd830

Analogous

  1. #300fd8
  2. #950fd8
  3. #d80fb6

Triadic

  1. #950fd8
  2. #d8950f
  3. #0fd895

Tetradic

  1. #950fd8
  2. #d80f52
  3. #52d80f
  4. #0fd895

Square

  1. #950fd8
  2. #d8300f
  3. #52d80f
  4. #0fb6d8

Monochromatic

  1. #320549
  2. #640a90
  3. #950fd8
  4. #b742f2
  5. #d289f7

Shades

#950fd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #950fd8
  2. #860ec2
  3. #770cad
  4. #680b97
  5. #590982
  6. #4b086c
  7. #3c0656
  8. #2d0541
  9. #1e032b
  10. #0f0216
  11. #000000

Tints

#950fd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #950fd8
  2. #a027dc
  3. #aa3fe0
  4. #b557e4
  5. #bf6fe8
  6. #ca87ec
  7. #d59fef
  8. #dfb7f3
  9. #eacff7
  10. #f4e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#950fd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #950fd8
  2. #931acf
  3. #9126c6
  4. #8f31be
  5. #8d3cb5
  6. #8b48ac
  7. #8853a3
  8. #865e9a
  9. #846992
  10. #827589
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #794c9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a517f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4948db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #574dd6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f40aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-950fd8 {
  color: #950fd8;
}
Background
.bg-950fd8 {
  background-color: #950fd8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-950fd8 {
  border: 2px solid #950fd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #950fd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 15 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 87% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-950fd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #950fd8, #d80fb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-950fd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 15 216 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.12 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.12 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.81 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.84 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.21 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.97 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.15 #6af027 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#950fd8  rgb(149, 15, 216)  hsl(280, 87%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#52d80f  rgb(82, 216, 15)  hsl(100, 87%, 45%)  Lime Green
#d8950f  rgb(216, 149, 15)  hsl(40, 87%, 45%)  Gamboge
#0fd895  rgb(15, 216, 149)  hsl(160, 87%, 45%)  Caribbean Green