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#950EAA Color

#950EAA is rgb(149, 14, 170) in RGB, hsl(292, 85%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 92%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauveine (#8D029B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#950EAA
HEX#950EAA
RGBrgb(149, 14, 170)
HSLhsl(292, 85%, 36%)
HSVhsv(292, 92%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 92%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(48.8% 0.225 321.2)
LABlab(36.82% 63.43 -50.35)
LCHlch(36.82% 80.99 321.56)

What #950EAA 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 #950EAA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauveine#8D029BΔE 5.49Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 8.53Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 12.4Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 13.17Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 13.37Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 15.85

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

#950EAA Channel Values

How #950EAA 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 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 85% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 92% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 92% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.19:1 vs white · 2.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #950EAA 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 text7.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #950EAA

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

Base
#950EAA
Complementary
#23AA0E
Analogous
#470EAA
Analogous
#AA0E71
Triadic
#AA950E
Triadic
#0EAA95
Split comp.
#71AA0E
Split comp.
#0EAA47

Tints & Shades of #950EAA

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

#BA11D4
#D326ED
#DB50F1
#E376F4
#ECA1F7
#F4CBFB

Shades

#800C92
#700A7F
#5B0868
#4B0755
#36053D
#25032A

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

How #950EAA 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#950EAA
Protanopia#4242AA
Protanomaly#6D34AA
Deuteranopia#5A5AA8
Deuteranomaly#7647A9
Tritanopia#894242
Tritanomaly#8E347A
Achromatopsia#575757

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #950EAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-950eaa: #950EAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #950EAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-950eaa': '#950EAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.055, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_950eaa">#950EAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#950EAA"

More Pink Colors

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

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#950EAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #950EAA?

#950EAA is a dark pink — rgb(149, 14, 170) in RGB and hsl(292, 85%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauveine (#8D029B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.49.

What is the RGB value of #950EAA?

#950EAA is rgb(149, 14, 170) — red 149, green 14, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #950EAA?

#950EAA converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 92%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #950EAA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #950EAA scores 7.19:1 against white and 2.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #950EAA 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 12.4, which is visibly different.

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