What color is #951380?

#951380 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Persian Luxury Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #951380?

The RGB value is 149, 19, 128: 149 red, 19 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #951380?

The complementary color is #139528, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #951380?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#951380 color

#951380 rgb(149, 19, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #951380 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 7.5% green and 50.2% blue (149, 19, 128).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 77% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 87% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Persian Luxury Purple (#990077), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#951380 color codes

HEX	`#951380`
RGB	`rgb(149, 19, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 7.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 77%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 87%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 87%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.83, 59.95, -28.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.83, 66.26, 334.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.524, 8.415, 21.172)`
Decimal	`9769856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #951380, 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 #951380	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#951380 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #951380 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #951380; }
.text { color: #951380; }
.border { border: 2px solid #951380; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 19 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #951380, #95133f); }

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Questions

What color is #951380?: #951380 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Persian Luxury Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #951380?: The RGB value is 149, 19, 128: 149 red, 19 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #951380?: The complementary color is #139528, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #951380?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.