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#950E83 Color

#950E83 is rgb(149, 14, 131) in RGB, hsl(308, 83%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 91%, 12%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mardi Gras (#880085), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.24. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#950E83
HEX#950E83
RGBrgb(149, 14, 131)
HSLhsl(308, 83%, 32%)
HSVhsv(308, 91%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 91%, 12%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(46.4% 0.198 335.1)
LABlab(34.76% 58.93 -29.84)
LCHlch(34.76% 66.05 333.14)

What #950E83 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #950E83, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 7.24Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 7.92Patriarch#800080ΔE 8.67Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 8.99Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 12.82Berry Parfait#A43482ΔE 14.48

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#950E83 Channel Values

How #950E83 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 149 · G 14 · B 1318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 308° · S 83% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 308° · S 91% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 91% · Y 12% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.87:1 vs white · 2.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #950E83 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #950E83 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #950E83

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #950E83; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#950E83
Complementary
#0E9520
Analogous
#640E95
Analogous
#950E40
Triadic
#83950E
Triadic
#0E8395
Split comp.
#40950E
Split comp.
#0E9564

Tints & Shades of #950E83

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BF12A8
#EA1ACE
#EE44D7
#F273E1
#F69DEA
#FACCF4

Shades

#830C73
#700A62
#5D0952
#4B0742
#380531
#250321

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #950E83.

How #950E83 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#950E83
Protanopia#424283
Protanomaly#6D3483
Deuteranopia#5A5A81
Deuteranomaly#764782
Tritanopia#8E3232
Tritanomaly#91285D
Achromatopsia#525252

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #950E83 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-950e83: #950E83;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #950E83;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-950e83': '#950E83' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.055, blue: 0.514)
Android XML<color name="color_950e83">#950E83</color>
SVG fillfill="#950E83"

More Pink Colors

#950E83 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#950E83 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #950E83?

#950E83 is a dark pink — rgb(149, 14, 131) in RGB and hsl(308, 83%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mardi Gras (#880085), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.24.

What is the RGB value of #950E83?

#950E83 is rgb(149, 14, 131) — red 149, green 14, and blue 131 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #950E83?

#950E83 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 91%, 12%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #950E83 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #950E83 scores 7.87:1 against white and 2.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #950E83 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #950E83 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 8.67, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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