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#CB03A9

#cb03a9 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cb03a9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 1.18% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.52% magenta, 16.75% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 310.2°, with 97.09% saturation and 40.39% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.7.

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Relative luminance0.1563

Complementary

  1. #cb03a9
  2. #03cb25

Split complementary

  1. #cb03a9
  2. #45cb03
  3. #03cb89

Analogous

  1. #8903cb
  2. #cb03a9
  3. #cb0345

Triadic

  1. #cb03a9
  2. #a9cb03
  3. #03a9cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb03a9
  2. #cb2503
  3. #03cb25
  4. #03a9cb

Square

  1. #cb03a9
  2. #cb8903
  3. #03cb25
  4. #0345cb

Monochromatic

  1. #34012b
  2. #80026a
  3. #cb03a9
  4. #fc1fd6
  5. #fd6ae4

Shades

#cb03a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb03a9
  2. #b70398
  3. #a20287
  4. #8e0276
  5. #7a0265
  6. #660255
  7. #510144
  8. #3d0133
  9. #290122
  10. #140011
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb03a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb03a9
  2. #d01cb2
  3. #d535ba
  4. #db4fc3
  5. #e068cb
  6. #e581d4
  7. #ea9add
  8. #efb3e5
  9. #f5cdee
  10. #fae6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb03a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb03a9
  2. #c410a5
  3. #bc1ca1
  4. #b5299d
  5. #ad3599
  6. #a64295
  7. #9e4e90
  8. #975b8c
  9. #8f6788
  10. #887484
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c568a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a5dac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6578a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d71d63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8848ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995ea7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d21685 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb03a9 {
  color: #cb03a9;
}
Background
.bg-cb03a9 {
  background-color: #cb03a9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb03a9 {
  border: 2px solid #cb03a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb03a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 3 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 97% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb03a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb03a9, #cb0345);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb03a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 3 169 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.70 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.97 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.01 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.80 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.23 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.57 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.64 #34fc56 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cb03a9  rgb(203, 3, 169)  hsl(310, 97%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#03cb25  rgb(3, 203, 37)  hsl(130, 97%, 40%)  Lime Green
#a9cb03  rgb(169, 203, 3)  hsl(70, 97%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#03a9cb  rgb(3, 169, 203)  hsl(190, 97%, 40%)  Bondi Blue