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#CB00A5

#cb00a5 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cb00a5 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 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 18.72% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 311.23°, 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.03.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1541

Complementary

  1. #cb00a5
  2. #00cb26

Split complementary

  1. #cb00a5
  2. #3fcb00
  3. #00cb8b

Analogous

  1. #8b00cb
  2. #cb00a5
  3. #cb003f

Triadic

  1. #cb00a5
  2. #a5cb00
  3. #00a5cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb00a5
  2. #cb2600
  3. #00cb26
  4. #00a5cb

Square

  1. #cb00a5
  2. #cb8b00
  3. #00cb26
  4. #003fcb

Monochromatic

  1. #320029
  2. #7e0067
  3. #cb00a5
  4. #ff18d4
  5. #ff65e2

Shades

#cb00a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb00a5
  2. #b70095
  3. #a20084
  4. #8e0074
  5. #7a0063
  6. #660053
  7. #510042
  8. #3d0032
  9. #290021
  10. #140011
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb00a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb00a5
  2. #d01aae
  3. #d533b7
  4. #db4dc0
  5. #e066c9
  6. #e580d2
  7. #ea99db
  8. #efb3e4
  9. #f5cced
  10. #fae6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb00a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb00a5
  2. #c40da1
  3. #bc1a9e
  4. #b5269a
  5. #ad3396
  6. #a64093
  7. #9e4d8f
  8. #975a8b
  9. #8f6687
  10. #887384
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5687 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f5ba8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6677a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d71760 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8847a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995ea3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d31081 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb00a5 {
  color: #cb00a5;
}
Background
.bg-cb00a5 {
  background-color: #cb00a5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb00a5 {
  border: 2px solid #cb00a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb00a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 0 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb00a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb00a5, #cb003f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb00a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 0 165 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.03 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.62 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.34 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.99 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.41 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.80 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.91 #34ff5a Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cb00a5  rgb(203, 0, 165)  hsl(311, 100%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#00cb26  rgb(0, 203, 38)  hsl(131, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#a5cb00  rgb(165, 203, 0)  hsl(71, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#00a5cb  rgb(0, 165, 203)  hsl(191, 100%, 40%)  Bondi Blue