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#CB03AA

#cb03aa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cb03aa 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 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.52% magenta, 16.26% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 309.9°, 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.87.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1566

Complementary

  1. #cb03aa
  2. #03cb24

Split complementary

  1. #cb03aa
  2. #46cb03
  3. #03cb88

Analogous

  1. #8803cb
  2. #cb03aa
  3. #cb0346

Triadic

  1. #cb03aa
  2. #aacb03
  3. #03aacb

Tetradic

  1. #cb03aa
  2. #cb2403
  3. #03cb24
  4. #03aacb

Square

  1. #cb03aa
  2. #cb8803
  3. #03cb24
  4. #0346cb

Monochromatic

  1. #34012c
  2. #80026b
  3. #cb03aa
  4. #fc1fd7
  5. #fd6ae5

Shades

#cb03aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb03aa
  2. #b70399
  3. #a20288
  4. #8e0277
  5. #7a0266
  6. #660255
  7. #510144
  8. #3d0133
  9. #290122
  10. #140011
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb03aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb03aa
  2. #d01cb3
  3. #d535bb
  4. #db4fc4
  5. #e068cc
  6. #e581d5
  7. #ea9add
  8. #efb3e6
  9. #f5cdee
  10. #fae6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb03aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb03aa
  2. #c410a6
  3. #bc1ca2
  4. #b5299d
  5. #ad3599
  6. #a64295
  7. #9e4e91
  8. #975b8d
  9. #8f6788
  10. #887484
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c578a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #195dad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6478a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d71f63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8849ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985ea8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d21785 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb03aa {
  color: #cb03aa;
}
Background
.bg-cb03aa {
  background-color: #cb03aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb03aa {
  border: 2px solid #cb03aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb03aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 3 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 97% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb03aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb03aa, #cb0346);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb03aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 3 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.87 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.95 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.08 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.77 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.10 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.52 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.62 #34fc55 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cb03aa  rgb(203, 3, 170)  hsl(310, 97%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#03cb24  rgb(3, 203, 36)  hsl(130, 97%, 40%)  Lime Green
#aacb03  rgb(170, 203, 3)  hsl(70, 97%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#03aacb  rgb(3, 170, 203)  hsl(190, 97%, 40%)  Bondi Blue