#951cad Color Information

#951cad Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #951cad. In RGB, it consists of 58.4% Red, 11.0% Green, and 67.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 13.9% Cyan, 83.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 32.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 290.1°, with saturation of 72.1% and lightness of 39.4%. The decimal value for #951cad is 9772205, and its nearest "web safe" color is #993399. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #951cad is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#951cad Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color149, 28, 173 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color58.4%, 11.0%, 67.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.416, 0.890, 0.322 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.139, 0.838, 0, 0.322 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color290.1°, 72.1%, 39.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color290.1°, 83.8%, 67.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color20.352, 10.237, 40.438 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color149, 28, 173 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code9772205 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color38.265, 65.232, -50.201 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)38.265, 82.313, 322.419 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color38.265, 38.758, -77.727 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color31.996, 57.552, -52.538 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.287, 0.144, 10.237 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4287962285 / 0xff951cad Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#993399 Copy
Last Updated: December 10, 2024

Shades of #951cad

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #951cad, its pure hue is 290.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 72.1%, and its lightness is 39.4%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #951cad, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #130416 to #821997.

Tints of #951cad

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #951cad, its pure hue is 290.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 72.1%, and its lightness is 39.4%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #951cad, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #a238b7 to #f2e3f5.

Tones of #951cad

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #951cad, its pure hue is 290.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 72.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #951cad, which range from #656565 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #a800c9 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #951cad

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #951cad! For #951cad, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #951cad. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #951cad

This color, #951cad, consists of 58.4% Red, 11.0% Green, and 67.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 149, Green = 28, Blue = 173. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #951cad is 13.9% Cyan, 83.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 32.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R58.4%
C13.9%
G11.0%
M83.8%
B67.8%
Y0.0%
K32.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 149 28 173
Octal 225 34 255
Hexa #95 #1c #ad
Binary 10010101 00011100 10101101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 13 83 0 32
Octal 15 123 0 40
Hexa #0d #53 #00 #20
Binary 00001101 01010011 00000000 00100000

Analogous Colors of #951cad

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #951cad — which has hue 290.1° — its analogous colors are located at 260.1° and 320.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #951cad.

Triadic Colors of #951cad

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #951cad — which has hue 290.1° — its triadic colors are located at 50.1° and 290.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #951cad.

Complementary Color of #951cad

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #951cad — which has hue 290.1° — its complementary color is located at 110.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #951cad.

Split Complementary Colors of #951cad

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #951cad — which has hue 290.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 80.1° and 290.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #951cad.

Tetradic Colors of #951cad

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #951cad — which has hue 290.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 200.1°, 290.1°, 20.1°, and 110.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #951cad.

Monochromatic Colors of #951cad

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #951cad, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #461550 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d33df0 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #951cad

We want to make getting started with #951cad on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #951cad into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #951cad can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #951cad with other HTML elements.

#951cad Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #951cad.
<span style="color: #951cad;">The color of this text is #951cad.</span>

#951cad Background Color

The background color for this text is #951cad.
<div style="background-color: #951cad; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #951cad.</div>

#951cad Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #951cad.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #951cad;">This color for the shadow of this text is #951cad.</span>

#951cad Border Color

This is a div with border color #951cad.
<div style="border: #951cad 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #951cad.</div>

#951cad Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #951cad on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #951cad; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #951cad on a white background.</div></div>

#951cad Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #951cad on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #951cad; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #951cad on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #951cad to White

This is a gradient from #951cad to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#951cad,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#951cad,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#951cad,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#951cad,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #951cad to white.</div>

Gradient from #951cad to Black

This is a gradient from #951cad to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#951cad,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#951cad,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#951cad,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#951cad,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #951cad to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #951cad

In addition to using #951cad on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #951cad in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #951cad, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 149, Green = 28, Blue = 173). If you need details about the color coordinates of #951cad in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #951cad
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(149, 28, 173)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #951cad; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #951cad; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #951cad; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(149, 28, 173);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#951cad")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:149, green:28, blue:173, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:149 green:28 blue:173 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(149f, 28f, 173f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(149, 28, 173);
 

#951cad Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #951cad the same way. For those with color blindness, #951cad might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #951cad looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #951cad is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #951cad looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #951cad will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #951cad is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 6.9:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #951cad would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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