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#CB01AC

#cb01ac ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cb01ac 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 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.51% magenta, 15.27% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 309.21°, 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.22.

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Relative luminance0.157

Complementary

  1. #cb01ac
  2. #01cb20

Split complementary

  1. #cb01ac
  2. #47cb01
  3. #01cb85

Analogous

  1. #8501cb
  2. #cb01ac
  3. #cb0147

Triadic

  1. #cb01ac
  2. #accb01
  3. #01accb

Tetradic

  1. #cb01ac
  2. #cb2001
  3. #01cb20
  4. #01accb

Square

  1. #cb01ac
  2. #cb8501
  3. #01cb20
  4. #0147cb

Monochromatic

  1. #33002b
  2. #7f016b
  3. #cb01ac
  4. #fe1bdb
  5. #fe67e7

Shades

#cb01ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb01ac
  2. #b7019b
  3. #a2018a
  4. #8e0178
  5. #7a0167
  6. #660156
  7. #510045
  8. #3d0034
  9. #290022
  10. #140011
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb01ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb01ac
  2. #d01ab4
  3. #d534bd
  4. #db4dc5
  5. #e067cd
  6. #e580d6
  7. #ea99de
  8. #efb3e6
  9. #f5ccee
  10. #fae6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb01ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb01ac
  2. #c40ea8
  3. #bc1aa3
  4. #b5279f
  5. #ad349a
  6. #a64196
  7. #9e4d92
  8. #975a8d
  9. #8f6789
  10. #887384
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c578b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #135db0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6378a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d72064 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8749ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985eaa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d21787 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb01ac {
  color: #cb01ac;
}
Background
.bg-cb01ac {
  background-color: #cb01ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb01ac {
  border: 2px solid #cb01ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb01ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 1 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 99% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb01ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb01ac, #cb0147);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb01ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 1 172 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.22 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.84 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.35 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.78 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.91 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.26 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.74 #34fe53 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cb01ac  rgb(203, 1, 172)  hsl(309, 99%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#01cb20  rgb(1, 203, 32)  hsl(129, 99%, 40%)  Lime Green
#accb01  rgb(172, 203, 1)  hsl(69, 99%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#01accb  rgb(1, 172, 203)  hsl(189, 99%, 40%)  Bondi Blue