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#951BD5

#951bd5 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#951bd5 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 10.59% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.05% cyan, 87.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 279.35°, with 77.5% saturation and 47.06% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.61.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1198

Complementary

  1. #951bd5
  2. #5bd51b

Split complementary

  1. #951bd5
  2. #b8d51b
  3. #1bd538

Analogous

  1. #381bd5
  2. #951bd5
  3. #d51bb8

Triadic

  1. #951bd5
  2. #d5951b
  3. #1bd595

Tetradic

  1. #951bd5
  2. #d51b5b
  3. #5bd51b
  4. #1bd595

Square

  1. #951bd5
  2. #d5381b
  3. #5bd51b
  4. #1bb8d5

Monochromatic

  1. #360a4d
  2. #651291
  3. #951bd5
  4. #b653e9
  5. #d397f2

Shades

#951bd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #951bd5
  2. #8618c0
  3. #7716aa
  4. #681395
  5. #591080
  6. #4b0e6b
  7. #3c0b55
  8. #2d0840
  9. #1e052b
  10. #0f0315
  11. #000000

Tints

#951bd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #951bd5
  2. #a032d9
  3. #aa49dd
  4. #b55fe2
  5. #bf76e6
  6. #ca8dea
  7. #d5a4ee
  8. #dfbbf2
  9. #ead1f7
  10. #f4e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#951bd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #951bd5
  2. #9325cd
  3. #912fc4
  4. #8f39bc
  5. #8d43b3
  6. #8b4eab
  7. #8858a2
  8. #86629a
  9. #846c91
  10. #827689
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #794e9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dda ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b527f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c4bd8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a4fd3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f42a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-951bd5 {
  color: #951bd5;
}
Background
.bg-951bd5 {
  background-color: #951bd5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-951bd5 {
  border: 2px solid #951bd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #951bd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 27 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 78% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-951bd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #951bd5, #d51bb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-951bd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 27 213 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.61 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.99 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.06 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.15 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.31 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.43 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.96 #6ae42a Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#951bd5  rgb(149, 27, 213)  hsl(279, 78%, 47%)  Dark Violet
#5bd51b  rgb(91, 213, 27)  hsl(99, 78%, 47%)  Lime Green
#d5951b  rgb(213, 149, 27)  hsl(39, 78%, 47%)  Gamboge
#1bd595  rgb(27, 213, 149)  hsl(159, 78%, 47%)  Caribbean Green