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#CB2BDB

#cb2bdb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cb2bdb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 16.86% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.31% cyan, 80.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 294.55°, with 70.97% saturation and 51.37% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.32.

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Relative luminance0.1954

Complementary

  1. #cb2bdb
  2. #3bdb2b

Split complementary

  1. #cb2bdb
  2. #93db2b
  3. #2bdb73

Analogous

  1. #732bdb
  2. #cb2bdb
  3. #db2b93

Triadic

  1. #cb2bdb
  2. #dbcb2b
  3. #2bdbcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb2bdb
  2. #db2b3b
  3. #3bdb2b
  4. #2bdbcb

Square

  1. #cb2bdb
  2. #db732b
  3. #3bdb2b
  4. #2b93db

Monochromatic

  1. #56105d
  2. #931b9f
  3. #cb2bdb
  4. #db6ce6
  5. #ebaef1

Shades

#cb2bdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb2bdb
  2. #b727c5
  3. #a222af
  4. #8e1e99
  5. #7a1a83
  6. #66166e
  7. #511158
  8. #3d0d42
  9. #29092c
  10. #140416
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb2bdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb2bdb
  2. #d040df
  3. #d555e2
  4. #db6be6
  5. #e080e9
  6. #e595ed
  7. #eaaaf1
  8. #efbff4
  9. #f5d5f8
  10. #faeafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb2bdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb2bdb
  2. #c434d2
  3. #bc3cc9
  4. #b545c0
  5. #ad4db7
  6. #a656ae
  7. #9e5ea4
  8. #97679b
  9. #8f6f92
  10. #887889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a164aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fe0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f80d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf5085 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #825bde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9269d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd44ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb2bdb {
  color: #cb2bdb;
}
Background
.bg-cb2bdb {
  background-color: #cb2bdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb2bdb {
  border: 2px solid #cb2bdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb2bdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 43 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb2bdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb2bdb, #db2b93);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb2bdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 43 219 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.32 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.95 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.27 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.27 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.37 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.76 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.54 #34d424 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cb2bdb  rgb(203, 43, 219)  hsl(295, 71%, 51%)  Medium Orchid
#3bdb2b  rgb(59, 219, 43)  hsl(115, 71%, 51%)  Lime Green
#dbcb2b  rgb(219, 203, 43)  hsl(55, 71%, 51%)  Citrine
#2bdbcb  rgb(43, 219, 203)  hsl(175, 71%, 51%)  Turquoise