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#951BC7

#951bc7 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#951bc7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 10.59% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.13% cyan, 86.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 282.56°, with 76.11% saturation and 44.31% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.113

Complementary

  1. #951bc7
  2. #4dc71b

Split complementary

  1. #951bc7
  2. #a3c71b
  3. #1bc73f

Analogous

  1. #3f1bc7
  2. #951bc7
  3. #c71ba3

Triadic

  1. #951bc7
  2. #c7951b
  3. #1bc795

Tetradic

  1. #951bc7
  2. #c71b4d
  3. #4dc71b
  4. #1bc795

Square

  1. #951bc7
  2. #c73f1b
  3. #4dc71b
  4. #1ba3c7

Monochromatic

  1. #300940
  2. #631284
  3. #951bc7
  4. #b848e6
  5. #d28cef

Shades

#951bc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #951bc7
  2. #8618b3
  3. #77169f
  4. #68138b
  5. #591077
  6. #4b0e64
  7. #3c0b50
  8. #2d083c
  9. #1e0528
  10. #0f0314
  11. #000000

Tints

#951bc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #951bc7
  2. #a032cd
  3. #aa49d2
  4. #b55fd8
  5. #bf76dd
  6. #ca8de3
  7. #d5a4e9
  8. #dfbbee
  9. #ead1f4
  10. #f4e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#951bc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #951bc7
  2. #9325c0
  3. #912fb9
  4. #8f39b2
  5. #8d43ab
  6. #8b4ea4
  7. #88589c
  8. #866295
  9. #846c8e
  10. #827687
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #784c94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f4b76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5248ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f4ec5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #913d9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-951bc7 {
  color: #951bc7;
}
Background
.bg-951bc7 {
  background-color: #951bc7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-951bc7 {
  border: 2px solid #951bc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #951bc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 27 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 76% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-951bc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #951bc7, #c71ba3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-951bc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 27 199 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.00 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.73 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.07 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.18 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.88 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.07 #6ae438 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#951bc7  rgb(149, 27, 199)  hsl(283, 76%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#4dc71b  rgb(77, 199, 27)  hsl(103, 76%, 44%)  Lime Green
#c7951b  rgb(199, 149, 27)  hsl(43, 76%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1bc795  rgb(27, 199, 149)  hsl(163, 76%, 44%)  Caribbean Green