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#CB01AE

#cb01ae ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cb01ae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.51% magenta, 14.29% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 308.61°, 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.55.

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Relative luminance0.1577

Complementary

  1. #cb01ae
  2. #01cb1e

Split complementary

  1. #cb01ae
  2. #49cb01
  3. #01cb83

Analogous

  1. #8301cb
  2. #cb01ae
  3. #cb0149

Triadic

  1. #cb01ae
  2. #aecb01
  3. #01aecb

Tetradic

  1. #cb01ae
  2. #cb1e01
  3. #01cb1e
  4. #01aecb

Square

  1. #cb01ae
  2. #cb8301
  3. #01cb1e
  4. #0149cb

Monochromatic

  1. #33002c
  2. #7f016d
  3. #cb01ae
  4. #fe1bdd
  5. #fe67e9

Shades

#cb01ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb01ae
  2. #b7019d
  3. #a2018b
  4. #8e017a
  5. #7a0168
  6. #660157
  7. #510046
  8. #3d0034
  9. #290023
  10. #140011
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb01ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb01ae
  2. #d01ab6
  3. #d534be
  4. #db4dc6
  5. #e067ce
  6. #e580d7
  7. #ea99df
  8. #efb3e7
  9. #f5ccef
  10. #fae6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb01ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb01ae
  2. #c40ea9
  3. #bc1aa5
  4. #b527a0
  5. #ad349c
  6. #a64197
  7. #9e4d92
  8. #975a8e
  9. #8f6789
  10. #887385
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c578c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0e5db2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6278aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d62266 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8749b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985eac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d21989 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb01ae {
  color: #cb01ae;
}
Background
.bg-cb01ae {
  background-color: #cb01ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb01ae {
  border: 2px solid #cb01ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb01ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 1 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 99% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb01ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb01ae, #cb0149);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb01ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 1 174 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.55 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.72 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.57 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.67 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.75 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.02 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.85 #34fe51 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cb01ae  rgb(203, 1, 174)  hsl(309, 99%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#01cb1e  rgb(1, 203, 30)  hsl(129, 99%, 40%)  Lime Green
#aecb01  rgb(174, 203, 1)  hsl(69, 99%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#01aecb  rgb(1, 174, 203)  hsl(189, 99%, 40%)  Bondi Blue