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#954EBB

#954ebb ≈ Purpureus

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#954ebb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 30.59% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.32% cyan, 58.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 279.08°, with 44.49% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 2.98.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1543

Complementary

  1. #954ebb
  2. #74bb4e

Split complementary

  1. #954ebb
  2. #abbb4e
  3. #4ebb5e

Analogous

  1. #5e4ebb
  2. #954ebb
  3. #bb4eab

Triadic

  1. #954ebb
  2. #bb954e
  3. #4ebb95

Tetradic

  1. #954ebb
  2. #bb4e74
  3. #74bb4e
  4. #4ebb95

Square

  1. #954ebb
  2. #bb5e4e
  3. #74bb4e
  4. #4eabbb

Monochromatic

  1. #401f51
  2. #6b3488
  3. #954ebb
  4. #b685d0
  5. #d7bde5

Shades

#954ebb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #954ebb
  2. #8646a8
  3. #773e96
  4. #683783
  5. #592f70
  6. #4b275e
  7. #3c1f4b
  8. #2d1738
  9. #1e1025
  10. #0f0813
  11. #000000

Tints

#954ebb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #954ebb
  2. #a060c2
  3. #aa71c9
  4. #b583cf
  5. #bf95d6
  6. #caa7dd
  7. #d5b8e4
  8. #dfcaeb
  9. #eadcf1
  10. #f4edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#954ebb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #954ebb
  2. #9353b5
  3. #9158af
  4. #8f5da9
  5. #8d62a3
  6. #8b679e
  7. #886c98
  8. #867192
  9. #84768c
  10. #827b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f6293 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b6abe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #476fb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91617d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6760bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f63b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #935a9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-954ebb {
  color: #954ebb;
}
Background
.bg-954ebb {
  background-color: #954ebb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-954ebb {
  border: 2px solid #954ebb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #954ebb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 78 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 44% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-954ebb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #954ebb, #bb4eab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-954ebb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 78 187 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 2.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.61 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.13 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.14 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.89 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.83 #6ab144 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Purpureus
#954ebb  rgb(149, 78, 187)  hsl(279, 44%, 52%)  Purpureus
#74bb4e  rgb(116, 187, 78)  hsl(99, 44%, 52%)  Mantis
#bb954e  rgb(187, 149, 78)  hsl(39, 44%, 52%)  Camel
#4ebb95  rgb(78, 187, 149)  hsl(159, 44%, 52%)  Mint