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#CB00A1

#cb00a1 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cb00a1 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 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 20.69% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 312.41°, 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.33.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1527

Complementary

  1. #cb00a1
  2. #00cb2a

Split complementary

  1. #cb00a1
  2. #3ccb00
  3. #00cb8f

Analogous

  1. #8f00cb
  2. #cb00a1
  3. #cb003c

Triadic

  1. #cb00a1
  2. #a1cb00
  3. #00a1cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb00a1
  2. #cb2a00
  3. #00cb2a
  4. #00a1cb

Square

  1. #cb00a1
  2. #cb8f00
  3. #00cb2a
  4. #003ccb

Monochromatic

  1. #320028
  2. #7e0064
  3. #cb00a1
  4. #ff18cf
  5. #ff65df

Shades

#cb00a1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb00a1
  2. #b70091
  3. #a20081
  4. #8e0071
  5. #7a0061
  6. #660051
  7. #510040
  8. #3d0030
  9. #290020
  10. #140010
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb00a1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb00a1
  2. #d01aaa
  3. #d533b4
  4. #db4dbd
  5. #e066c7
  6. #e580d0
  7. #ea99d9
  8. #efb3e3
  9. #f5ccec
  10. #fae6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb00a1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb00a1
  2. #c40d9e
  3. #bc1a9a
  4. #b52697
  5. #ad3394
  6. #a64091
  7. #9e4d8d
  8. #975a8a
  9. #8f6687
  10. #887383
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5585 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #245ba4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #68779d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8115e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8947a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5d9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d30b7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb00a1 {
  color: #cb00a1;
}
Background
.bg-cb00a1 {
  background-color: #cb00a1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb00a1 {
  border: 2px solid #cb00a1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb00a1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 0 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb00a1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb00a1, #cb003c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb00a1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 0 161 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.33 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.21 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.69 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.14 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.27 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.30 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 12.33 #34ff5e Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cb00a1  rgb(203, 0, 161)  hsl(312, 100%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#00cb2a  rgb(0, 203, 42)  hsl(132, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#a1cb00  rgb(161, 203, 0)  hsl(72, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#00a1cb  rgb(0, 161, 203)  hsl(192, 100%, 40%)  Bondi Blue