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#CB059D

#cb059d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cb059d is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 1.96% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.54% magenta, 22.66% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 313.94°, with 95.19% saturation and 40.78% 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 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.58.

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Relative luminance0.1524

Complementary

  1. #cb059d
  2. #05cb33

Split complementary

  1. #cb059d
  2. #3acb05
  3. #05cb96

Analogous

  1. #9605cb
  2. #cb059d
  3. #cb053a

Triadic

  1. #cb059d
  2. #9dcb05
  3. #059dcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb059d
  2. #cb3305
  3. #05cb33
  4. #059dcb

Square

  1. #cb059d
  2. #cb9605
  3. #05cb33
  4. #053acb

Monochromatic

  1. #360129
  2. #800363
  3. #cb059d
  4. #fa23c8
  5. #fb6eda

Shades

#cb059d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb059d
  2. #b7058d
  3. #a2047e
  4. #8e046e
  5. #7a035e
  6. #66034f
  7. #51023f
  8. #3d022f
  9. #29011f
  10. #140110
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb059d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb059d
  2. #d01ea7
  3. #d537b1
  4. #db50ba
  5. #e069c4
  6. #e582ce
  7. #ea9bd8
  8. #efb4e2
  9. #f5cdeb
  10. #fae6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb059d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb059d
  2. #c4119a
  3. #bc1e97
  4. #b52a94
  5. #ad3691
  6. #a6438f
  7. #9e4f8c
  8. #975b89
  9. #8f6786
  10. #887483
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5683 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a5aa0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a7799 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d80e5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a479f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5e9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d30b7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb059d {
  color: #cb059d;
}
Background
.bg-cb059d {
  background-color: #cb059d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb059d {
  border: 2px solid #cb059d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb059d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 5 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb059d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb059d, #cb053a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb059d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 5 157 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.58 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.66 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.59 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.03 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.17 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.21 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 12.61 #34fa62 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cb059d  rgb(203, 5, 157)  hsl(314, 95%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#05cb33  rgb(5, 203, 51)  hsl(134, 95%, 41%)  Lime Green
#9dcb05  rgb(157, 203, 5)  hsl(74, 95%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#059dcb  rgb(5, 157, 203)  hsl(194, 95%, 41%)  Bondi Blue