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#CB0C8F

#cb0c8f ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cb0c8f is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 4.71% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.09% magenta, 29.56% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 318.85°, with 88.84% saturation and 42.16% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 1.93.

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Relative luminance0.1494

Complementary

  1. #cb0c8f
  2. #0ccb48

Split complementary

  1. #cb0c8f
  2. #2fcb0c
  3. #0ccba8

Analogous

  1. #a80ccb
  2. #cb0c8f
  3. #cb0c2f

Triadic

  1. #cb0c8f
  2. #8fcb0c
  3. #0c8fcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb0c8f
  2. #cb480c
  3. #0ccb48
  4. #0c8fcb

Square

  1. #cb0c8f
  2. #cba80c
  3. #0ccb48
  4. #0c2fcb

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0329
  2. #83085c
  3. #cb0c8f
  4. #f331b6
  5. #f779cf

Shades

#cb0c8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb0c8f
  2. #b70b81
  3. #a20a72
  4. #8e0864
  5. #7a0756
  6. #660648
  7. #510539
  8. #3d042b
  9. #29021d
  10. #14010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb0c8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb0c8f
  2. #d0249a
  3. #d53da5
  4. #db55b1
  5. #e06dbc
  6. #e586c7
  7. #ea9ed2
  8. #efb6dd
  9. #f5cee9
  10. #fae7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb0c8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb0c8f
  2. #c4188e
  3. #bc238c
  4. #b52f8b
  5. #ad3a89
  6. #a64688
  7. #9e5286
  8. #975d85
  9. #8f6983
  10. #887482
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b557b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #375892 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f768b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da0054 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c4691 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d5e8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d40070 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb0c8f {
  color: #cb0c8f;
}
Background
.bg-cb0c8f {
  background-color: #cb0c8f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb0c8f {
  border: 2px solid #cb0c8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb0c8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 12 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 89% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb0c8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb0c8f, #cb0c2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb0c8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 12 143 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 1.93 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.31 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.19 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 10.43 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 10.64 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.26 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 12.01 #34f370 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cb0c8f  rgb(203, 12, 143)  hsl(319, 89%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#0ccb48  rgb(12, 203, 72)  hsl(139, 89%, 42%)  Lime Green
#8fcb0c  rgb(143, 203, 12)  hsl(79, 89%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#0c8fcb  rgb(12, 143, 203)  hsl(199, 89%, 42%)  Steel Blue