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#CB149E

#cb149e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cb149e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 7.84% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.15% magenta, 22.17% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 314.75°, with 82.06% saturation and 43.73% 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.69.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1567

Complementary

  1. #cb149e
  2. #14cb41

Split complementary

  1. #cb149e
  2. #43cb14
  3. #14cb9d

Analogous

  1. #9d14cb
  2. #cb149e
  3. #cb1443

Triadic

  1. #cb149e
  2. #9ecb14
  3. #149ecb

Tetradic

  1. #cb149e
  2. #cb4114
  3. #14cb41
  4. #149ecb

Square

  1. #cb149e
  2. #cb9d14
  3. #14cb41
  4. #1443cb

Monochromatic

  1. #400632
  2. #850d68
  3. #cb149e
  4. #ec3fc2
  5. #f385d8

Shades

#cb149e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb149e
  2. #b7128e
  3. #a2107e
  4. #8e0e6f
  5. #7a0c5f
  6. #660a4f
  7. #51083f
  8. #3d062f
  9. #290420
  10. #140210
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb149e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb149e
  2. #d02ca8
  3. #d543b1
  4. #db5bbb
  5. #e072c5
  6. #e58acf
  7. #eaa1d8
  8. #efb9e2
  9. #f5d0ec
  10. #fae8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb149e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb149e
  2. #c41f9b
  3. #bc2a98
  4. #b53495
  5. #ad3f92
  6. #a64a8f
  7. #9e558c
  8. #976089
  9. #8f6a86
  10. #887583
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5884 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f5ca1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b789a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d81a5e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a49a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b609c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3187d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb149e {
  color: #cb149e;
}
Background
.bg-cb149e {
  background-color: #cb149e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb149e {
  border: 2px solid #cb149e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb149e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 20 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 82% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb149e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb149e, #cb1443);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb149e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 20 158 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.69 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.20 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.42 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.71 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.82 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.15 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 12.19 #34eb61 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cb149e  rgb(203, 20, 158)  hsl(315, 82%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#14cb41  rgb(20, 203, 65)  hsl(135, 82%, 44%)  Lime Green
#9ecb14  rgb(158, 203, 20)  hsl(75, 82%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#149ecb  rgb(20, 158, 203)  hsl(195, 82%, 44%)  Bondi Blue