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#951BCD

#951bcd ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#951bcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.32% cyan, 86.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 281.12°, with 76.72% saturation and 45.49% 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 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.55.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1158

Complementary

  1. #951bcd
  2. #53cd1b

Split complementary

  1. #951bcd
  2. #accd1b
  3. #1bcd3c

Analogous

  1. #3c1bcd
  2. #951bcd
  3. #cd1bac

Triadic

  1. #951bcd
  2. #cd951b
  3. #1bcd95

Tetradic

  1. #951bcd
  2. #cd1b53
  3. #53cd1b
  4. #1bcd95

Square

  1. #951bcd
  2. #cd3c1b
  3. #53cd1b
  4. #1baccd

Monochromatic

  1. #330946
  2. #641289
  3. #951bcd
  4. #b74de8
  5. #d291f0

Shades

#951bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #951bcd
  2. #8618b9
  3. #7716a4
  4. #681390
  5. #59107b
  6. #4b0e67
  7. #3c0b52
  8. #2d083e
  9. #1e0529
  10. #0f0315
  11. #000000

Tints

#951bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #951bcd
  2. #a032d2
  3. #aa49d7
  4. #b55fdc
  5. #bf76e1
  6. #ca8de6
  7. #d5a4eb
  8. #dfbbf0
  9. #ead1f5
  10. #f4e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#951bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #951bcd
  2. #9325c5
  3. #912fbe
  4. #8f39b6
  5. #8d43ae
  6. #8b4ea7
  7. #88589f
  8. #866297
  9. #846c8f
  10. #827688
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #794d98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d4e7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5049d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d4ecb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #903fa2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-951bcd {
  color: #951bcd;
}
Background
.bg-951bcd {
  background-color: #951bcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-951bcd {
  border: 2px solid #951bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #951bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 27 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 77% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-951bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #951bcd, #cd1bac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-951bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 27 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.55 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.01 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.95 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.23 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.37 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.22 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.49 #6ae432 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#951bcd  rgb(149, 27, 205)  hsl(281, 77%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#53cd1b  rgb(83, 205, 27)  hsl(101, 77%, 45%)  Lime Green
#cd951b  rgb(205, 149, 27)  hsl(41, 77%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#1bcd95  rgb(27, 205, 149)  hsl(161, 77%, 45%)  Caribbean Green