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#950FDB

#950fdb ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#950fdb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 5.88% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.96% cyan, 93.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 279.41°, with 87.18% saturation and 45.88% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.46.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1185

Complementary

  1. #950fdb
  2. #55db0f

Split complementary

  1. #950fdb
  2. #bbdb0f
  3. #0fdb2f

Analogous

  1. #2f0fdb
  2. #950fdb
  3. #db0fbb

Triadic

  1. #950fdb
  2. #db950f
  3. #0fdb95

Tetradic

  1. #950fdb
  2. #db0f55
  3. #55db0f
  4. #0fdb95

Square

  1. #950fdb
  2. #db2f0f
  3. #55db0f
  4. #0fbbdb

Monochromatic

  1. #34054c
  2. #640a93
  3. #950fdb
  4. #b744f2
  5. #d28cf7

Shades

#950fdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #950fdb
  2. #860ec5
  3. #770caf
  4. #680b99
  5. #590983
  6. #4b086e
  7. #3c0658
  8. #2d0542
  9. #1e032c
  10. #0f0216
  11. #000000

Tints

#950fdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #950fdb
  2. #a027df
  3. #aa3fe2
  4. #b557e6
  5. #bf6fe9
  6. #ca87ed
  7. #d59ff1
  8. #dfb7f4
  9. #eacff8
  10. #f4e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#950fdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #950fdb
  2. #931ad2
  3. #9126c9
  4. #8f31c0
  5. #8d3cb7
  6. #8b48ae
  7. #8853a4
  8. #865e9b
  9. #846992
  10. #827589
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #794ca1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005de0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #895381 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4749de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #564dd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e41ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-950fdb {
  color: #950fdb;
}
Background
.bg-950fdb {
  background-color: #950fdb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-950fdb {
  border: 2px solid #950fdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #950fdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 15 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 87% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-950fdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #950fdb, #db0fbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-950fdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 15 219 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.46 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.85 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.90 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.44 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.83 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.71 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.92 #6af024 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#950fdb  rgb(149, 15, 219)  hsl(279, 87%, 46%)  Dark Violet
#55db0f  rgb(85, 219, 15)  hsl(99, 87%, 46%)  Lime Green
#db950f  rgb(219, 149, 15)  hsl(39, 87%, 46%)  Gamboge
#0fdb95  rgb(15, 219, 149)  hsl(159, 87%, 46%)  Caribbean Green