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#CB1991

#cb1991 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cb1991 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 9.8% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.68% magenta, 28.57% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 319.55°, with 78.07% saturation and 44.71% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.3.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1544

Complementary

  1. #cb1991
  2. #19cb53

Split complementary

  1. #cb1991
  2. #38cb19
  3. #19cbac

Analogous

  1. #ac19cb
  2. #cb1991
  3. #cb1938

Triadic

  1. #cb1991
  2. #91cb19
  3. #1991cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb1991
  2. #cb5319
  3. #19cb53
  4. #1991cb

Square

  1. #cb1991
  2. #cbac19
  3. #19cb53
  4. #1938cb

Monochromatic

  1. #430830
  2. #871160
  3. #cb1991
  4. #e848b4
  5. #f18cd0

Shades

#cb1991 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb1991
  2. #b71783
  3. #a21474
  4. #8e1266
  5. #7a0f57
  6. #660d49
  7. #510a3a
  8. #3d082c
  9. #29051d
  10. #14030f
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb1991 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb1991
  2. #d0309c
  3. #d547a7
  4. #db5eb2
  5. #e075bd
  6. #e58cc8
  7. #eaa3d3
  8. #efbade
  9. #f5d1e9
  10. #fae8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb1991 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb1991
  2. #c4238f
  3. #bc2e8e
  4. #b5388c
  5. #ad428a
  6. #a64d89
  7. #9e5787
  8. #976185
  9. #8f6b83
  10. #887682
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c587d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b5b94 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #70788d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da0d57 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d4993 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d608f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d41373 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb1991 {
  color: #cb1991;
}
Background
.bg-cb1991 {
  background-color: #cb1991;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb1991 {
  border: 2px solid #cb1991;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb1991;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 25 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb1991 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb1991, #cb1938);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb1991 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 25 145 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.30 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.73 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.06 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 10.50 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 11.14 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.21 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.45 #34e66e Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cb1991  rgb(203, 25, 145)  hsl(320, 78%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#19cb53  rgb(25, 203, 83)  hsl(140, 78%, 45%)  Malachite
#91cb19  rgb(145, 203, 25)  hsl(80, 78%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#1991cb  rgb(25, 145, 203)  hsl(200, 78%, 45%)  Carolina Blue