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#CB14AA

#cb14aa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cb14aa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 7.84% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.15% magenta, 16.26% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 310.82°, with 82.06% saturation and 43.73% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.82.

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Relative luminance0.161

Complementary

  1. #cb14aa
  2. #14cb35

Split complementary

  1. #cb14aa
  2. #4fcb14
  3. #14cb91

Analogous

  1. #9114cb
  2. #cb14aa
  3. #cb144f

Triadic

  1. #cb14aa
  2. #aacb14
  3. #14aacb

Tetradic

  1. #cb14aa
  2. #cb3514
  3. #14cb35
  4. #14aacb

Square

  1. #cb14aa
  2. #cb9114
  3. #14cb35
  4. #144fcb

Monochromatic

  1. #400635
  2. #850d70
  3. #cb14aa
  4. #ec3fcd
  5. #f385df

Shades

#cb14aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb14aa
  2. #b71299
  3. #a21088
  4. #8e0e77
  5. #7a0c66
  6. #660a55
  7. #510844
  8. #3d0633
  9. #290422
  10. #140211
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb14aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb14aa
  2. #d02cb3
  3. #d543bb
  4. #db5bc4
  5. #e072cc
  6. #e58ad5
  7. #eaa1dd
  8. #efb9e6
  9. #f5d0ee
  10. #fae8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb14aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb14aa
  2. #c41fa6
  3. #bc2aa2
  4. #b5349d
  5. #ad3f99
  6. #a64a95
  7. #9e5591
  8. #97608d
  9. #8f6a88
  10. #887584
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d598b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #225fad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6679a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d72665 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #894bac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9960a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d22086 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb14aa {
  color: #cb14aa;
}
Background
.bg-cb14aa {
  background-color: #cb14aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb14aa {
  border: 2px solid #cb14aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb14aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 20 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 82% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb14aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb14aa, #cb144f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb14aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 20 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.82 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.56 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.78 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.26 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.69 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.58 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.71 #34eb55 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cb14aa  rgb(203, 20, 170)  hsl(311, 82%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#14cb35  rgb(20, 203, 53)  hsl(131, 82%, 44%)  Lime Green
#aacb14  rgb(170, 203, 20)  hsl(71, 82%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#14aacb  rgb(20, 170, 203)  hsl(191, 82%, 44%)  Bondi Blue