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#CB01A3

#cb01a3 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cb01a3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 0.39% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.51% magenta, 19.7% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 311.88°, with 99.02% saturation and 40% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.68.

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Relative luminance0.1536

Complementary

  1. #cb01a3
  2. #01cb29

Split complementary

  1. #cb01a3
  2. #3ecb01
  3. #01cb8e

Analogous

  1. #8e01cb
  2. #cb01a3
  3. #cb013e

Triadic

  1. #cb01a3
  2. #a3cb01
  3. #01a3cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb01a3
  2. #cb2901
  3. #01cb29
  4. #01a3cb

Square

  1. #cb01a3
  2. #cb8e01
  3. #01cb29
  4. #013ecb

Monochromatic

  1. #330029
  2. #7f0166
  3. #cb01a3
  4. #fe1bd1
  5. #fe67e0

Shades

#cb01a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb01a3
  2. #b70193
  3. #a20182
  4. #8e0172
  5. #7a0162
  6. #660152
  7. #510041
  8. #3d0031
  9. #290021
  10. #140010
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb01a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb01a3
  2. #d01aac
  3. #d534b5
  4. #db4dbf
  5. #e067c8
  6. #e580d1
  7. #ea99da
  8. #efb3e3
  9. #f5cced
  10. #fae6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb01a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb01a3
  2. #c40ea0
  3. #bc1a9c
  4. #b52799
  5. #ad3495
  6. #a64192
  7. #9e4d8e
  8. #975a8b
  9. #8f6787
  10. #887384
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5686 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #225ba6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #67779f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8155f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8947a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995ea1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d30f80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb01a3 {
  color: #cb01a3;
}
Background
.bg-cb01a3 {
  background-color: #cb01a3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb01a3 {
  border: 2px solid #cb01a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb01a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 1 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 99% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb01a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb01a3, #cb013e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb01a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 1 163 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.68 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.38 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.50 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.04 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.33 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.59 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 12.04 #34fe5c Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cb01a3  rgb(203, 1, 163)  hsl(312, 99%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#01cb29  rgb(1, 203, 41)  hsl(132, 99%, 40%)  Lime Green
#a3cb01  rgb(163, 203, 1)  hsl(72, 99%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#01a3cb  rgb(1, 163, 203)  hsl(192, 99%, 40%)  Bondi Blue