Close to Dark Orchid
#950EA9
#950EA9 is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 58.4% red, 5.5% green, and 66.3% blue. Its hue is 292°, with 85% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #950EA9.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
7.21:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.91:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.21:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.91:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #950EA9 as they’d see it.
#950EA9 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #950EA9
What color is #950EA9?
#950EA9 is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 58.4% red, 5.5% green, and 66.3% blue. Its hue is 292°, with 85% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #950EA9 in RGB?
#950EA9 is rgb(149, 14, 169): 149 red, 14 green, and 169 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #950EA9 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(12, 92, 0, 34). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #950EA9?
PANTONE 2592 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #950EA9?
Its complement #0B6602 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.