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Recognised as Colour

#950CB0

  • #950CB0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#950CB0 is a magenta with RGB values 149, 12, 176 and HSL 290°, 87%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#950CB0#950CB0
HEX#950CB0
RGBrgb(149, 12, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.0471, 0.6902
RGB percentages58.4%, 4.7%, 69%
HSLhsl(290.1, 87.2%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.1, 93.2%, 69%)
CMYK15.3%, 93.2%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,768,112
CSS custom property--colour: #950CB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09787WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#6AF34F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#205CADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Tritanopia#953B67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.7Dark magenta · ΔE 16.5Dark violet · ΔE 18.8Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8Purple · ΔE 20.9Blue violet · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.72, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#27B00C
Analogous#430CB0, #B00C79
Triadic#B0950C, #0CB095
Split complementary#79B00C, #0CB043
Tetradic#B0430C, #27B00C, #0C79B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E791F7
Lighter +30%#DC61F4
Lighter +20%#D131F1
Lighter +10%#BD0FE0
Darker −10%#6D0980
Darker −20%#440551
Darker −30%#1C0221
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9D00BC
Less saturated −25%#852499

Channel breakdown

R149
G12
B176
Red149 (58.4%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue290.12°
Saturation (HSL)87.23%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 0C · B B0

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