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#CB00A8

#cb00a8 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cb00a8 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 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 17.24% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 310.34°, 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.55.

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Relative luminance0.1552

Complementary

  1. #cb00a8
  2. #00cb23

Split complementary

  1. #cb00a8
  2. #43cb00
  3. #00cb88

Analogous

  1. #8800cb
  2. #cb00a8
  3. #cb0043

Triadic

  1. #cb00a8
  2. #a8cb00
  3. #00a8cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb00a8
  2. #cb2300
  3. #00cb23
  4. #00a8cb

Square

  1. #cb00a8
  2. #cb8800
  3. #00cb23
  4. #0043cb

Monochromatic

  1. #320029
  2. #7e0069
  3. #cb00a8
  4. #ff18d7
  5. #ff65e4

Shades

#cb00a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb00a8
  2. #b70097
  3. #a20086
  4. #8e0076
  5. #7a0065
  6. #660054
  7. #510043
  8. #3d0032
  9. #290022
  10. #140011
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb00a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb00a8
  2. #d01ab1
  3. #d533b9
  4. #db4dc2
  5. #e066cb
  6. #e580d4
  7. #ea99dc
  8. #efb3e5
  9. #f5ccee
  10. #fae6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb00a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb00a8
  2. #c40da4
  3. #bc1aa0
  4. #b5269c
  5. #ad3398
  6. #a64094
  7. #9e4d90
  8. #975a8c
  9. #8f6688
  10. #887384
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5689 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b5cab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6577a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d71b62 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8848aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995ea6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d21384 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb00a8 {
  color: #cb00a8;
}
Background
.bg-cb00a8 {
  background-color: #cb00a8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb00a8 {
  border: 2px solid #cb00a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb00a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 0 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb00a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb00a8, #cb0043);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb00a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 0 168 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.55 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.94 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.12 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.90 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.42 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.53 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.74 #34ff57 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cb00a8  rgb(203, 0, 168)  hsl(310, 100%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#00cb23  rgb(0, 203, 35)  hsl(130, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#a8cb00  rgb(168, 203, 0)  hsl(70, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#00a8cb  rgb(0, 168, 203)  hsl(190, 100%, 40%)  Bondi Blue