What color is #950C94?

#950C94 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Dark Magenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #950C94?

The RGB value is 149, 12, 148: 149 red, 12 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #950C94?

The complementary color is #0C950D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #950C94?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#950C94 color

#950C94 rgb(149, 12, 148)

Shades of purple

The hex color #950C94 is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 4.7% green and 58% blue (149, 12, 148).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 85% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 1% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8B008B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#950C94 color codes

HEX	`#950C94`
RGB	`rgb(149, 12, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 4.7%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 85%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 92%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 1%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.58, 64.11, -39.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.58, 75.25, 328.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.871, 8.792, 28.767)`
Decimal	`9768084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #950C94, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #950C94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#950C94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #950C94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #950c94; }
.text { color: #950c94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #950c94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 12 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #950c94, #950c4f); }

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Questions

What color is #950C94?: #950C94 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Dark Magenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #950C94?: The RGB value is 149, 12, 148: 149 red, 12 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #950C94?: The complementary color is #0C950D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #950C94?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.