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#CB04AE

#cb04ae ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cb04ae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 1.57% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.03% magenta, 14.29% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 308.74°, with 96.14% saturation and 40.59% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.54.

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Relative luminance0.1584

Complementary

  1. #cb04ae
  2. #04cb21

Split complementary

  1. #cb04ae
  2. #4bcb04
  3. #04cb84

Analogous

  1. #8404cb
  2. #cb04ae
  3. #cb044b

Triadic

  1. #cb04ae
  2. #aecb04
  3. #04aecb

Tetradic

  1. #cb04ae
  2. #cb2104
  3. #04cb21
  4. #04aecb

Square

  1. #cb04ae
  2. #cb8404
  3. #04cb21
  4. #044bcb

Monochromatic

  1. #35012d
  2. #80036e
  3. #cb04ae
  4. #fb21db
  5. #fc6ce7

Shades

#cb04ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb04ae
  2. #b7049d
  3. #a2038b
  4. #8e037a
  5. #7a0268
  6. #660257
  7. #510246
  8. #3d0134
  9. #290123
  10. #140011
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb04ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb04ae
  2. #d01db6
  3. #d536be
  4. #db4fc6
  5. #e068ce
  6. #e582d7
  7. #ea9bdf
  8. #efb4e7
  9. #f5cdef
  10. #fae6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb04ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb04ae
  2. #c410a9
  3. #bc1da5
  4. #b529a0
  5. #ad369c
  6. #a64297
  7. #9e4e92
  8. #975b8e
  9. #8f6789
  10. #887485
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c578d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #115eb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6378aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d62366 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8749b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985fac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d21a89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb04ae {
  color: #cb04ae;
}
Background
.bg-cb04ae {
  background-color: #cb04ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb04ae {
  border: 2px solid #cb04ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb04ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 4 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 96% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb04ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb04ae, #cb044b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb04ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 4 174 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.54 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.69 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.50 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.60 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.67 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.05 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.84 #34fb51 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cb04ae  rgb(203, 4, 174)  hsl(309, 96%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#04cb21  rgb(4, 203, 33)  hsl(129, 96%, 41%)  Lime Green
#aecb04  rgb(174, 203, 4)  hsl(69, 96%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#04aecb  rgb(4, 174, 203)  hsl(189, 96%, 41%)  Bondi Blue