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#CB23D7

#cb23d7 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cb23d7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 13.73% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.58% cyan, 83.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 296°, with 72% saturation and 49.02% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.

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Relative luminance0.188

Complementary

  1. #cb23d7
  2. #2fd723

Split complementary

  1. #cb23d7
  2. #89d723
  3. #23d771

Analogous

  1. #7123d7
  2. #cb23d7
  3. #d72389

Triadic

  1. #cb23d7
  2. #d7cb23
  3. #23d7cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb23d7
  2. #d7232f
  3. #2fd723
  4. #23d7cb

Square

  1. #cb23d7
  2. #d77123
  3. #2fd723
  4. #2389d7

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0e53
  2. #8d1895
  3. #cb23d7
  4. #dd61e5
  5. #eba3f0

Shades

#cb23d7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb23d7
  2. #b720c2
  3. #a21cac
  4. #8e1997
  5. #7a1581
  6. #66126c
  7. #510e56
  8. #3d0b41
  9. #29072b
  10. #140416
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb23d7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb23d7
  2. #d039db
  3. #d54fdf
  4. #db65e3
  5. #e07be7
  6. #e591eb
  7. #eaa7ef
  8. #efbdf3
  9. #f5d3f7
  10. #fae9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb23d7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb23d7
  2. #c42cce
  3. #bc36c6
  4. #b53fbd
  5. #ad48b4
  6. #a652ac
  7. #9e5ba3
  8. #97649a
  9. #8f6d91
  10. #887789
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a061a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cdb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f7fd3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf4a81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8157da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9266d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce3eaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb23d7 {
  color: #cb23d7;
}
Background
.bg-cb23d7 {
  background-color: #cb23d7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb23d7 {
  border: 2px solid #cb23d7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb23d7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 35 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 72% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb23d7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb23d7, #d72389);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb23d7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 35 215 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.00 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.17 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.98 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.52 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.94 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.94 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.42 #34dc28 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cb23d7  rgb(203, 35, 215)  hsl(296, 72%, 49%)  Medium Orchid
#2fd723  rgb(47, 215, 35)  hsl(116, 72%, 49%)  Lime Green
#d7cb23  rgb(215, 203, 35)  hsl(56, 72%, 49%)  Citrine
#23d7cb  rgb(35, 215, 203)  hsl(176, 72%, 49%)  Turquoise