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#951DCB

#951dcb ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#951dcb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 11.37% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.6% cyan, 85.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 281.38°, with 75% 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 1.79.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1158

Complementary

  1. #951dcb
  2. #53cb1d

Split complementary

  1. #951dcb
  2. #aacb1d
  3. #1dcb3e

Analogous

  1. #3e1dcb
  2. #951dcb
  3. #cb1daa

Triadic

  1. #951dcb
  2. #cb951d
  3. #1dcb95

Tetradic

  1. #951dcb
  2. #cb1d53
  3. #53cb1d
  4. #1dcb95

Square

  1. #951dcb
  2. #cb3e1d
  3. #53cb1d
  4. #1daacb

Monochromatic

  1. #330a45
  2. #641388
  3. #951dcb
  4. #b74fe6
  5. #d292ef

Shades

#951dcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #951dcb
  2. #861ab7
  3. #7717a2
  4. #68148e
  5. #59117a
  6. #4b0f66
  7. #3c0c51
  8. #2d093d
  9. #1e0629
  10. #0f0314
  11. #000000

Tints

#951dcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #951dcb
  2. #a034d0
  3. #aa4ad5
  4. #b561db
  5. #bf77e0
  6. #ca8ee5
  7. #d5a5ea
  8. #dfbbef
  9. #ead2f5
  10. #f4e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#951dcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #951dcb
  2. #9327c4
  3. #9131bc
  4. #8f3bb5
  5. #8d45ad
  6. #8b4fa6
  7. #88589e
  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 #794d97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005acf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e4e79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5149ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e4fc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9140a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-951dcb {
  color: #951dcb;
}
Background
.bg-951dcb {
  background-color: #951dcb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-951dcb {
  border: 2px solid #951dcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #951dcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 29 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 75% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-951dcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #951dcb, #cb1daa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-951dcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 29 203 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.79 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.14 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.50 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.60 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.47 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.34 #6ae234 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#951dcb  rgb(149, 29, 203)  hsl(281, 75%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#53cb1d  rgb(83, 203, 29)  hsl(101, 75%, 45%)  Lime Green
#cb951d  rgb(203, 149, 29)  hsl(41, 75%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#1dcb95  rgb(29, 203, 149)  hsl(161, 75%, 45%)  Caribbean Green