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#CB05A6

#cb05a6 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cb05a6 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 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.54% magenta, 18.23% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 311.21°, 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.18.

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Relative luminance0.1556

Complementary

  1. #cb05a6
  2. #05cb2a

Split complementary

  1. #cb05a6
  2. #43cb05
  3. #05cb8d

Analogous

  1. #8d05cb
  2. #cb05a6
  3. #cb0543

Triadic

  1. #cb05a6
  2. #a6cb05
  3. #05a6cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb05a6
  2. #cb2a05
  3. #05cb2a
  4. #05a6cb

Square

  1. #cb05a6
  2. #cb8d05
  3. #05cb2a
  4. #0543cb

Monochromatic

  1. #36012c
  2. #800369
  3. #cb05a6
  4. #fa23d1
  5. #fb6ee1

Shades

#cb05a6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb05a6
  2. #b70595
  3. #a20485
  4. #8e0474
  5. #7a0364
  6. #660353
  7. #510242
  8. #3d0232
  9. #290121
  10. #140111
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb05a6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb05a6
  2. #d01eaf
  3. #d537b8
  4. #db50c1
  5. #e069ca
  6. #e582d3
  7. #ea9bdb
  8. #efb4e4
  9. #f5cded
  10. #fae6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb05a6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb05a6
  2. #c411a2
  3. #bc1e9e
  4. #b52a9b
  5. #ad3697
  6. #a64393
  7. #9e4f8f
  8. #975b8b
  9. #8f6788
  10. #887484
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5688 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #205ca9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6678a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d71b61 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8848a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995ea4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d21482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb05a6 {
  color: #cb05a6;
}
Background
.bg-cb05a6 {
  background-color: #cb05a6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb05a6 {
  border: 2px solid #cb05a6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb05a6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 5 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb05a6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb05a6, #cb0543);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb05a6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 5 166 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.18 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.58 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.22 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.83 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.43 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.57 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.97 #34fa59 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cb05a6  rgb(203, 5, 166)  hsl(311, 95%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#05cb2a  rgb(5, 203, 42)  hsl(131, 95%, 41%)  Lime Green
#a6cb05  rgb(166, 203, 5)  hsl(71, 95%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#05a6cb  rgb(5, 166, 203)  hsl(191, 95%, 41%)  Bondi Blue