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#CB05AB

#cb05ab ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cb05ab is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 1.96% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.54% magenta, 15.76% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 309.7°, with 95.19% saturation and 40.78% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.03.

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Relative luminance0.1575

Complementary

  1. #cb05ab
  2. #05cb25

Split complementary

  1. #cb05ab
  2. #48cb05
  3. #05cb88

Analogous

  1. #8805cb
  2. #cb05ab
  3. #cb0548

Triadic

  1. #cb05ab
  2. #abcb05
  3. #05abcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb05ab
  2. #cb2505
  3. #05cb25
  4. #05abcb

Square

  1. #cb05ab
  2. #cb8805
  3. #05cb25
  4. #0548cb

Monochromatic

  1. #36012d
  2. #80036c
  3. #cb05ab
  4. #fa23d7
  5. #fb6ee4

Shades

#cb05ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb05ab
  2. #b7059a
  3. #a20489
  4. #8e0478
  5. #7a0367
  6. #660356
  7. #510244
  8. #3d0233
  9. #290122
  10. #140111
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb05ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb05ab
  2. #d01eb3
  3. #d537bc
  4. #db50c4
  5. #e069cd
  6. #e582d5
  7. #ea9bdd
  8. #efb4e6
  9. #f5cdee
  10. #fae6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb05ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb05ab
  2. #c411a7
  3. #bc1ea2
  4. #b52a9e
  5. #ad369a
  6. #a64396
  7. #9e4f91
  8. #975b8d
  9. #8f6789
  10. #887484
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c578b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #185daf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6478a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d72064 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8849ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985ea9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d21886 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb05ab {
  color: #cb05ab;
}
Background
.bg-cb05ab {
  background-color: #cb05ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb05ab {
  border: 2px solid #cb05ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb05ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 5 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb05ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb05ab, #cb0548);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb05ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 5 171 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.03 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.86 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.14 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.70 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.94 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.41 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.67 #34fa54 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cb05ab  rgb(203, 5, 171)  hsl(310, 95%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#05cb25  rgb(5, 203, 37)  hsl(130, 95%, 41%)  Lime Green
#abcb05  rgb(171, 203, 5)  hsl(70, 95%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#05abcb  rgb(5, 171, 203)  hsl(190, 95%, 41%)  Bondi Blue