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#952EE3

#952ee3 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#952ee3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 18.04% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.36% cyan, 79.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 274.14°, with 76.37% saturation and 53.53% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.06.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1389

Complementary

  1. #952ee3
  2. #7ce32e

Split complementary

  1. #952ee3
  2. #d7e32e
  3. #2ee33a

Analogous

  1. #3a2ee3
  2. #952ee3
  3. #e32ed7

Triadic

  1. #952ee3
  2. #e3952e
  3. #2ee395

Tetradic

  1. #952ee3
  2. #e32e7c
  3. #7ce32e
  4. #2ee395

Square

  1. #952ee3
  2. #e33a2e
  3. #7ce32e
  4. #2ed7e3

Monochromatic

  1. #420e6a
  2. #6d17ad
  3. #952ee3
  4. #b771ec
  5. #d9b5f5

Shades

#952ee3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #952ee3
  2. #8629cc
  3. #7725b6
  4. #68209f
  5. #591c88
  6. #4b1772
  7. #3c125b
  8. #2d0e44
  9. #1e092d
  10. #0f0517
  11. #000000

Tints

#952ee3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #952ee3
  2. #a043e6
  3. #aa58e9
  4. #b56deb
  5. #bf82ee
  6. #ca97f1
  7. #d5abf4
  8. #dfc0f7
  9. #ead5f9
  10. #f4eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#952ee3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #952ee3
  2. #9336d9
  3. #913ecf
  4. #8f47c5
  5. #8d4fbb
  6. #8b57b2
  7. #885fa8
  8. #86679e
  9. #847094
  10. #82788a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d57a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #865f8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b55e6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5757e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c50b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-952ee3 {
  color: #952ee3;
}
Background
.bg-952ee3 {
  background-color: #952ee3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-952ee3 {
  border: 2px solid #952ee3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #952ee3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 46 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 76% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-952ee3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #952ee3, #e32ed7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-952ee3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 46 227 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.06 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.36 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.55 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.09 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.64 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.13 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.41 #6ad11c Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#952ee3  rgb(149, 46, 227)  hsl(274, 76%, 54%)  Blue Violet
#7ce32e  rgb(124, 227, 46)  hsl(94, 76%, 54%)  Lawn Green
#e3952e  rgb(227, 149, 46)  hsl(34, 76%, 54%)  Carrot Orange
#2ee395  rgb(46, 227, 149)  hsl(154, 76%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green