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#CB00A0

#cb00a0 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cb00a0 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 0% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 21.18% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 312.71°, with 100% saturation and 39.8% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.16.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1523

Complementary

  1. #cb00a0
  2. #00cb2b

Split complementary

  1. #cb00a0
  2. #3acb00
  3. #00cb90

Analogous

  1. #9000cb
  2. #cb00a0
  3. #cb003a

Triadic

  1. #cb00a0
  2. #a0cb00
  3. #00a0cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb00a0
  2. #cb2b00
  3. #00cb2b
  4. #00a0cb

Square

  1. #cb00a0
  2. #cb9000
  3. #00cb2b
  4. #003acb

Monochromatic

  1. #320027
  2. #7e0064
  3. #cb00a0
  4. #ff18ce
  5. #ff65de

Shades

#cb00a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb00a0
  2. #b70090
  3. #a20080
  4. #8e0070
  5. #7a0060
  6. #660050
  7. #510040
  8. #3d0030
  9. #290020
  10. #140010
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb00a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb00a0
  2. #d01aaa
  3. #d533b3
  4. #db4dbd
  5. #e066c6
  6. #e580d0
  7. #ea99d9
  8. #efb3e3
  9. #f5ccec
  10. #fae6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb00a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb00a0
  2. #c40d9d
  3. #bc1a9a
  4. #b52696
  5. #ad3393
  6. #a64090
  7. #9e4d8d
  8. #975a8a
  9. #8f6686
  10. #887383
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5584 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #255aa3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #68779c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8105d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8946a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5d9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d30a7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb00a0 {
  color: #cb00a0;
}
Background
.bg-cb00a0 {
  background-color: #cb00a0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb00a0 {
  border: 2px solid #cb00a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb00a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 0 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb00a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb00a0, #cb003a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb00a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 0 160 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.16 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.11 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.78 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.15 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.19 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.24 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 12.46 #34ff5f Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cb00a0  rgb(203, 0, 160)  hsl(313, 100%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#00cb2b  rgb(0, 203, 43)  hsl(133, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#a0cb00  rgb(160, 203, 0)  hsl(73, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#00a0cb  rgb(0, 160, 203)  hsl(193, 100%, 40%)  Bondi Blue