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#951DEC

#951dec ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#951dec is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 11.37% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.86% cyan, 87.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 274.78°, with 84.49% saturation and 51.96% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 1.95.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1332

Complementary

  1. #951dec
  2. #74ec1d

Split complementary

  1. #951dec
  2. #dcec1d
  3. #1dec2d

Analogous

  1. #2d1dec
  2. #951dec
  3. #ec1ddc

Triadic

  1. #951dec
  2. #ec951d
  3. #1dec95

Tetradic

  1. #951dec
  2. #ec1d74
  3. #74ec1d
  4. #1dec95

Square

  1. #951dec
  2. #ec2d1d
  3. #74ec1d
  4. #1ddcec

Monochromatic

  1. #400967
  2. #6b0fae
  3. #951dec
  4. #b664f2
  5. #d7aaf8

Shades

#951dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #951dec
  2. #861ad4
  3. #7717bd
  4. #6814a5
  5. #59118e
  6. #4b0f76
  7. #3c0c5e
  8. #2d0947
  9. #1e062f
  10. #0f0318
  11. #000000

Tints

#951dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #951dec
  2. #a034ee
  3. #aa4af0
  4. #b561f2
  5. #bf77f4
  6. #ca8ef6
  7. #d5a5f7
  8. #dfbbf9
  9. #ead2fb
  10. #f4e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#951dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #951dec
  2. #9327e1
  3. #9131d6
  4. #8f3bcc
  5. #8d45c1
  6. #8b4fb6
  7. #8858ab
  8. #8662a0
  9. #846c96
  10. #82768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c52ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #835e8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4151ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f52ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a4cbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-951dec {
  color: #951dec;
}
Background
.bg-951dec {
  background-color: #951dec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-951dec {
  border: 2px solid #951dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #951dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 29 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 84% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-951dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #951dec, #ec1ddc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-951dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 29 236 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 1.95 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 2.50 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.52 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.16 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.61 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.11 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.34 #6ae213 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#951dec  rgb(149, 29, 236)  hsl(275, 84%, 52%)  Blue Violet
#74ec1d  rgb(116, 236, 29)  hsl(95, 84%, 52%)  Lawn Green
#ec951d  rgb(236, 149, 29)  hsl(35, 84%, 52%)  Carrot Orange
#1dec95  rgb(29, 236, 149)  hsl(155, 84%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green