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#CB15CC

#cb15cc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cb15cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 8.24% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.49% cyan, 89.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 299.67°, with 81.33% saturation and 44.12% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 7.32.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1759

Complementary

  1. #cb15cc
  2. #16cc15

Split complementary

  1. #cb15cc
  2. #72cc15
  3. #15cc6f

Analogous

  1. #6f15cc
  2. #cb15cc
  3. #cc1572

Triadic

  1. #cb15cc
  2. #cccb15
  3. #15cccb

Tetradic

  1. #cb15cc
  2. #cc1516
  3. #16cc15
  4. #15cccb

Square

  1. #cb15cc
  2. #cc6f15
  3. #16cc15
  4. #1572cc

Monochromatic

  1. #410741
  2. #860e87
  3. #cb15cc
  4. #eb42ec
  5. #f287f3

Shades

#cb15cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb15cc
  2. #b713b8
  3. #a211a3
  4. #8e0f8f
  5. #7a0d7a
  6. #660b66
  7. #510852
  8. #3d063d
  9. #290429
  10. #140214
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb15cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb15cc
  2. #d02cd1
  3. #d544d6
  4. #db5bdb
  5. #e073e0
  6. #e58ae6
  7. #eaa1eb
  8. #efb9f0
  9. #f5d0f5
  10. #fae8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb15cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb15cc
  2. #c420c4
  3. #bc2abd
  4. #b535b5
  5. #ad40ae
  6. #a64ba6
  7. #9e559e
  8. #976097
  9. #8f6b8f
  10. #887588
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f5d9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #547cc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d23f79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8252cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9363ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf33a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb15cc {
  color: #cb15cc;
}
Background
.bg-cb15cc {
  background-color: #cb15cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb15cc {
  border: 2px solid #cb15cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb15cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 21 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb15cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb15cc, #cc1572);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb15cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 21 204 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.32 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.48 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.81 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.15 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.67 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.98 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 11.33 #34ea33 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cb15cc  rgb(203, 21, 204)  hsl(300, 81%, 44%)  Medium Orchid
#16cc15  rgb(22, 204, 21)  hsl(120, 81%, 44%)  Lime Green
#cccb15  rgb(204, 203, 21)  hsl(60, 81%, 44%)  Citrine
#15cccb  rgb(21, 204, 203)  hsl(180, 81%, 44%)  Robin Egg Blue