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#CB16CD

#cb16cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cb16cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 8.63% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.98% cyan, 89.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 299.34°, with 80.62% saturation and 44.51% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 7.21.

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Relative luminance0.1768

Complementary

  1. #cb16cd
  2. #18cd16

Split complementary

  1. #cb16cd
  2. #74cd16
  3. #16cd6f

Analogous

  1. #6f16cd
  2. #cb16cd
  3. #cd1674

Triadic

  1. #cb16cd
  2. #cdcb16
  3. #16cdcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb16cd
  2. #cd1618
  3. #18cd16
  4. #16cdcb

Square

  1. #cb16cd
  2. #cd6f16
  3. #18cd16
  4. #1674cd

Monochromatic

  1. #420743
  2. #870f88
  3. #cb16cd
  4. #e945eb
  5. #f18af2

Shades

#cb16cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb16cd
  2. #b714b9
  3. #a212a4
  4. #8e0f90
  5. #7a0d7b
  6. #660b67
  7. #510952
  8. #3d073e
  9. #290429
  10. #140215
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb16cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb16cd
  2. #d02dd2
  3. #d545d7
  4. #db5cdc
  5. #e073e1
  6. #e58be6
  7. #eaa2eb
  8. #efb9f0
  9. #f5d0f5
  10. #fae8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb16cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb16cd
  2. #c421c5
  3. #bc2bbe
  4. #b536b6
  5. #ad40ae
  6. #a64ba7
  7. #9e569f
  8. #976097
  9. #8f6b8f
  10. #887588
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f5da0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #537cc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1407a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8252d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9363cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf33a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb16cd {
  color: #cb16cd;
}
Background
.bg-cb16cd {
  background-color: #cb16cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb16cd {
  border: 2px solid #cb16cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb16cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 22 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 81% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb16cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb16cd, #cd1674);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb16cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 22 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.21 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.34 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.79 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.17 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.68 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.90 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 11.22 #34e932 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cb16cd  rgb(203, 22, 205)  hsl(299, 81%, 45%)  Medium Orchid
#18cd16  rgb(24, 205, 22)  hsl(119, 81%, 45%)  Lime Green
#cdcb16  rgb(205, 203, 22)  hsl(59, 81%, 45%)  Citrine
#16cdcb  rgb(22, 205, 203)  hsl(179, 81%, 45%)  Robin Egg Blue