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#951865 Color

#951865 is rgb(149, 24, 101) in RGB, hsl(323, 72%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 84%, 32%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Traffic Purple (#992572), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#951865
HEX#951865
RGBrgb(149, 24, 101)
HSLhsl(323, 72%, 34%)
HSVhsv(323, 84%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 84%, 32%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(45.4% 0.173 349)
LABlab(34.25% 54.19 -11.67)
LCHlch(34.25% 55.43 347.85)

What #951865 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 #951865, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Traffic Purple#992572ΔE 5.19Amaranth Deep Purple#9F2B68ΔE 6.56Flirt#A2006DΔE 7.99Maximum Red Purple#A63A79ΔE 9.23Berry Parfait#A43482ΔE 10.22Jazzberry Jam#A50B5EΔE 10.41

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

#951865 Channel Values

How #951865 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 24 · B 1018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 323° · S 72% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 323° · S 84% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 84% · Y 32% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.09:1 vs white · 2.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #951865 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 text8.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #951865 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #951865

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #951865; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#951865
Complementary
#189548
Analogous
#871895
Analogous
#951827
Triadic
#659518
Triadic
#186595
Split comp.
#279518
Split comp.
#189587

Tints & Shades of #951865

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

#BD1F80
#DD2C99
#E354AC
#EA80C1
#F1A7D5
#F7CFE8

Shades

#841559
#6E124A
#5C0F3F
#4B0C33
#390927
#230618

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #951865.

How #951865 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#951865
Protanopia#454565
Protanomaly#6E3865
Deuteranopia#5B5B62
Deuteranomaly#774963
Tritanopia#912B2B
Tritanomaly#932549
Achromatopsia#505050

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #951865 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-951865: #951865;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #951865;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-951865': '#951865' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.094, blue: 0.396)
Android XML<color name="color_951865">#951865</color>
SVG fillfill="#951865"

More Pink Colors

#951865 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#951865 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #951865?

#951865 is a dark pink — rgb(149, 24, 101) in RGB and hsl(323, 72%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Traffic Purple (#992572), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.19.

What is the RGB value of #951865?

#951865 is rgb(149, 24, 101) — red 149, green 24, and blue 101 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #951865?

#951865 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 84%, 32%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #951865 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #951865 scores 8.09:1 against white and 2.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #951865 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #951865 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 19.01, which is visibly different.

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