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#CB249F

#cb249f ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cb249f is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 14.12% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.27% magenta, 21.67% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 315.81°, with 69.87% saturation and 46.86% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.96.

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Relative luminance0.1646

Complementary

  1. #cb249f
  2. #24cb50

Split complementary

  1. #cb249f
  2. #4bcb24
  3. #24cba3

Analogous

  1. #a324cb
  2. #cb249f
  3. #cb244b

Triadic

  1. #cb249f
  2. #9fcb24
  3. #249fcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb249f
  2. #cb5024
  3. #24cb50
  4. #249fcb

Square

  1. #cb249f
  2. #cba324
  3. #24cb50
  4. #244bcb

Monochromatic

  1. #490d39
  2. #8a186c
  3. #cb249f
  4. #e25abe
  5. #ed9bd7

Shades

#cb249f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb249f
  2. #b7208f
  3. #a21d7f
  4. #8e196f
  5. #7a165f
  6. #661250
  7. #510e40
  8. #3d0b30
  9. #290720
  10. #140410
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb249f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb249f
  2. #d03aa9
  3. #d550b2
  4. #db66bc
  5. #e07cc5
  6. #e592cf
  7. #eaa7d9
  8. #efbde2
  9. #f5d3ec
  10. #fae9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb249f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb249f
  2. #c42d9c
  3. #bc3699
  4. #b54096
  5. #ad4993
  6. #a65290
  7. #9e5b8c
  8. #976489
  9. #8f6e86
  10. #887783
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5c86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3760a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e7a9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d82861 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c4ea1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c639d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3267f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb249f {
  color: #cb249f;
}
Background
.bg-cb249f {
  background-color: #cb249f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb249f {
  border: 2px solid #cb249f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb249f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 36 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 70% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb249f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb249f, #cb244b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb249f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 36 159 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.96 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.28 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.89 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.02 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.58 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.20 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.30 #34db60 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cb249f  rgb(203, 36, 159)  hsl(316, 70%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#24cb50  rgb(36, 203, 80)  hsl(136, 70%, 47%)  Lime Green
#9fcb24  rgb(159, 203, 36)  hsl(76, 70%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#249fcb  rgb(36, 159, 203)  hsl(196, 70%, 47%)  Bondi Blue