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#CB009B

#cb009b ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cb009b 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 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 23.65% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 314.19°, 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.26.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1506

Complementary

  1. #cb009b
  2. #00cb30

Split complementary

  1. #cb009b
  2. #35cb00
  3. #00cb95

Analogous

  1. #9500cb
  2. #cb009b
  3. #cb0035

Triadic

  1. #cb009b
  2. #9bcb00
  3. #009bcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb009b
  2. #cb3000
  3. #00cb30
  4. #009bcb

Square

  1. #cb009b
  2. #cb9500
  3. #00cb30
  4. #0035cb

Monochromatic

  1. #320026
  2. #7e0061
  3. #cb009b
  4. #ff18c8
  5. #ff65db

Shades

#cb009b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb009b
  2. #b7008c
  3. #a2007c
  4. #8e006d
  5. #7a005d
  6. #66004e
  7. #51003e
  8. #3d002f
  9. #29001f
  10. #140010
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb009b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb009b
  2. #d01aa5
  3. #d533af
  4. #db4db9
  5. #e066c3
  6. #e580cd
  7. #ea99d7
  8. #efb3e1
  9. #f5cceb
  10. #fae6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb009b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb009b
  2. #c40d98
  3. #bc1a96
  4. #b52693
  5. #ad3390
  6. #a6408e
  7. #9e4d8b
  8. #975a88
  9. #8f6685
  10. #887383
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5582 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b599e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a7697 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9055a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a469d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5d99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d30379 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb009b {
  color: #cb009b;
}
Background
.bg-cb009b {
  background-color: #cb009b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb009b {
  border: 2px solid #cb009b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb009b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 0 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb009b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb009b, #cb0035);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb009b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 0 155 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.26 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.63 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.38 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.16 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.28 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.44 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 12.27 #34ff64 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cb009b  rgb(203, 0, 155)  hsl(314, 100%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#00cb30  rgb(0, 203, 48)  hsl(134, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#9bcb00  rgb(155, 203, 0)  hsl(74, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#009bcb  rgb(0, 155, 203)  hsl(194, 100%, 40%)  Bondi Blue