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#952AE2

#952ae2 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#952ae2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 16.47% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.07% cyan, 81.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 274.89°, with 76.03% saturation and 52.55% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 1.83.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1354

Complementary

  1. #952ae2
  2. #77e22a

Split complementary

  1. #952ae2
  2. #d3e22a
  3. #2ae239

Analogous

  1. #392ae2
  2. #952ae2
  3. #e22ad3

Triadic

  1. #952ae2
  2. #e2952a
  3. #2ae295

Tetradic

  1. #952ae2
  2. #e22a77
  3. #77e22a
  4. #2ae295

Square

  1. #952ae2
  2. #e2392a
  3. #77e22a
  4. #2ad3e2

Monochromatic

  1. #410e65
  2. #6c17a9
  3. #952ae2
  4. #b76deb
  5. #d8b1f4

Shades

#952ae2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #952ae2
  2. #8626cb
  3. #7722b5
  4. #681d9e
  5. #591988
  6. #4b1571
  7. #3c115a
  8. #2d0d44
  9. #1e082d
  10. #0f0417
  11. #000000

Tints

#952ae2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #952ae2
  2. #a03fe5
  3. #aa55e8
  4. #b56aeb
  5. #bf7fee
  6. #ca95f1
  7. #d5aaf3
  8. #dfbff6
  9. #ead4f9
  10. #f4eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#952ae2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #952ae2
  2. #9333d8
  3. #913bce
  4. #8f44c5
  5. #8d4cbb
  6. #8b55b1
  7. #885ea7
  8. #86669d
  9. #846f94
  10. #82778a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c55a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #865d89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a53e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5755e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c4eb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-952ae2 {
  color: #952ae2;
}
Background
.bg-952ae2 {
  background-color: #952ae2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-952ae2 {
  border: 2px solid #952ae2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #952ae2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 42 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 76% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-952ae2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #952ae2, #e22ad3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-952ae2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 42 226 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 1.83 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.27 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.56 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.92 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.10 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.16 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.36 #6ad51d Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#952ae2  rgb(149, 42, 226)  hsl(275, 76%, 53%)  Blue Violet
#77e22a  rgb(119, 226, 42)  hsl(95, 76%, 53%)  Lawn Green
#e2952a  rgb(226, 149, 42)  hsl(35, 76%, 53%)  Carrot Orange
#2ae295  rgb(42, 226, 149)  hsl(155, 76%, 53%)  Medium Spring Green