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#951CCF

#951ccf ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#951ccf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 10.98% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.02% cyan, 86.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 280.56°, with 76.17% saturation and 46.08% 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 6.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.56.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1173

Complementary

  1. #951ccf
  2. #56cf1c

Split complementary

  1. #951ccf
  2. #b0cf1c
  3. #1ccf3c

Analogous

  1. #3c1ccf
  2. #951ccf
  3. #cf1cb0

Triadic

  1. #951ccf
  2. #cf951c
  3. #1ccf95

Tetradic

  1. #951ccf
  2. #cf1c56
  3. #56cf1c
  4. #1ccf95

Square

  1. #951ccf
  2. #cf3c1c
  3. #56cf1c
  4. #1cb0cf

Monochromatic

  1. #340a48
  2. #65138c
  3. #951ccf
  4. #b650e7
  5. #d294f0

Shades

#951ccf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #951ccf
  2. #8619ba
  3. #7716a6
  4. #681491
  5. #59117c
  6. #4b0e68
  7. #3c0b53
  8. #2d083e
  9. #1e0629
  10. #0f0315
  11. #000000

Tints

#951ccf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #951ccf
  2. #a033d4
  3. #aa49d9
  4. #b560dd
  5. #bf77e2
  6. #ca8ee7
  7. #d5a4ec
  8. #dfbbf1
  9. #ead2f5
  10. #f4e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#951ccf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #951ccf
  2. #9326c7
  3. #9130bf
  4. #8f3ab7
  5. #8d44af
  6. #8b4ea8
  7. #8858a0
  8. #866298
  9. #846c90
  10. #827688
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #794d99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d507b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f4ad2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c4fcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9041a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-951ccf {
  color: #951ccf;
}
Background
.bg-951ccf {
  background-color: #951ccf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-951ccf {
  border: 2px solid #951ccf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #951ccf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 28 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 76% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-951ccf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #951ccf, #cf1cb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-951ccf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 28 207 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.56 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.91 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.66 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.96 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.08 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.03 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.42 #6ae330 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#951ccf  rgb(149, 28, 207)  hsl(281, 76%, 46%)  Dark Violet
#56cf1c  rgb(86, 207, 28)  hsl(101, 76%, 46%)  Lime Green
#cf951c  rgb(207, 149, 28)  hsl(41, 76%, 46%)  Gamboge
#1ccf95  rgb(28, 207, 149)  hsl(161, 76%, 46%)  Caribbean Green