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#CB288E

#cb288e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cb288e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 15.69% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.3% magenta, 30.05% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 322.45°, with 67.08% saturation and 47.65% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.5.

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Relative luminance0.1617

Complementary

  1. #cb288e
  2. #28cb65

Split complementary

  1. #cb288e
  2. #3dcb28
  3. #28cbb7

Analogous

  1. #b728cb
  2. #cb288e
  3. #cb283d

Triadic

  1. #cb288e
  2. #8ecb28
  3. #288ecb

Tetradic

  1. #cb288e
  2. #cb6528
  3. #28cb65
  4. #288ecb

Square

  1. #cb288e
  2. #cbb728
  3. #28cb65
  4. #283dcb

Monochromatic

  1. #4b0f35
  2. #8b1b61
  3. #cb288e
  4. #e060b0
  5. #eca0d0

Shades

#cb288e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb288e
  2. #b72480
  3. #a22072
  4. #8e1c63
  5. #7a1855
  6. #661447
  7. #511039
  8. #3d0c2b
  9. #29081c
  10. #14040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb288e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb288e
  2. #d03e99
  3. #d553a5
  4. #db69b0
  5. #e07ebb
  6. #e594c7
  7. #eaa9d2
  8. #efbfdd
  9. #f5d4e8
  10. #faeaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb288e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb288e
  2. #c4318d
  3. #bc3a8b
  4. #b5428a
  5. #ad4b88
  6. #a65487
  7. #9e5d86
  8. #976684
  9. #8f6e83
  10. #887781
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5b7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #445e91 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #747a8a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da1e59 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f4e90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f638c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d42272 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb288e {
  color: #cb288e;
}
Background
.bg-cb288e {
  background-color: #cb288e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb288e {
  border: 2px solid #cb288e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb288e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 40 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 322 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb288e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb288e, #cb283d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb288e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 40 142 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.50 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.19 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.71 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 9.47 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 10.48 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.63 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.10 #34d771 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cb288e  rgb(203, 40, 142)  hsl(322, 67%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#28cb65  rgb(40, 203, 101)  hsl(142, 67%, 48%)  Emerald
#8ecb28  rgb(142, 203, 40)  hsl(82, 67%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#288ecb  rgb(40, 142, 203)  hsl(202, 67%, 48%)  Steel Blue