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#CB0FAE

#cb0fae ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cb0fae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 5.88% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.61% magenta, 14.29% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 309.26°, with 86.24% saturation and 42.75% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.51.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1609

Complementary

  1. #cb0fae
  2. #0fcb2c

Split complementary

  1. #cb0fae
  2. #50cb0f
  3. #0fcb8a

Analogous

  1. #8a0fcb
  2. #cb0fae
  3. #cb0f50

Triadic

  1. #cb0fae
  2. #aecb0f
  3. #0faecb

Tetradic

  1. #cb0fae
  2. #cb2c0f
  3. #0fcb2c
  4. #0faecb

Square

  1. #cb0fae
  2. #cb8a0f
  3. #0fcb2c
  4. #0f50cb

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0434
  2. #840a71
  3. #cb0fae
  4. #f036d3
  5. #f57ee3

Shades

#cb0fae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb0fae
  2. #b70e9d
  3. #a20c8b
  4. #8e0b7a
  5. #7a0968
  6. #660857
  7. #510646
  8. #3d0534
  9. #290323
  10. #140211
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb0fae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb0fae
  2. #d027b6
  3. #d53fbe
  4. #db57c6
  5. #e06fce
  6. #e587d7
  7. #ea9fdf
  8. #efb7e7
  9. #f5cfef
  10. #fae7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb0fae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb0fae
  2. #c41aa9
  3. #bc26a5
  4. #b531a0
  5. #ad3c9c
  6. #a64897
  7. #9e5392
  8. #975e8e
  9. #8f6989
  10. #887585
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d588d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #185fb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6479aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d62767 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #884bb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9860ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d21f89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb0fae {
  color: #cb0fae;
}
Background
.bg-cb0fae {
  background-color: #cb0fae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb0fae {
  border: 2px solid #cb0fae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb0fae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 15 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 86% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb0fae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb0fae, #cb0f50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb0fae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 15 174 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.51 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.58 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.21 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.34 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.37 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.16 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.82 #34f051 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cb0fae  rgb(203, 15, 174)  hsl(309, 86%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#0fcb2c  rgb(15, 203, 44)  hsl(129, 86%, 43%)  Lime Green
#aecb0f  rgb(174, 203, 15)  hsl(69, 86%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#0faecb  rgb(15, 174, 203)  hsl(189, 86%, 43%)  Bondi Blue