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#CB2E98

#cb2e98 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cb2e98 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 18.04% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.34% magenta, 25.12% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 319.49°, with 63.05% saturation and 48.82% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.18.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1692

Complementary

  1. #cb2e98
  2. #2ecb61

Split complementary

  1. #cb2e98
  2. #49cb2e
  3. #2ecbaf

Analogous

  1. #af2ecb
  2. #cb2e98
  3. #cb2e49

Triadic

  1. #cb2e98
  2. #98cb2e
  3. #2e98cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb2e98
  2. #cb612e
  3. #2ecb61
  4. #2e98cb

Square

  1. #cb2e98
  2. #cbaf2e
  3. #2ecb61
  4. #2e49cb

Monochromatic

  1. #4e123b
  2. #8d2069
  3. #cb2e98
  4. #dd69b7
  5. #eba7d5

Shades

#cb2e98 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb2e98
  2. #b72989
  3. #a2257a
  4. #8e206a
  5. #7a1c5b
  6. #66174c
  7. #51123d
  8. #3d0e2e
  9. #29091e
  10. #14050f
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb2e98 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb2e98
  2. #d043a2
  3. #d558ad
  4. #db6db7
  5. #e082c1
  6. #e597cc
  7. #eaabd6
  8. #efc0e0
  9. #f5d5ea
  10. #faeaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb2e98 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb2e98
  2. #c43696
  3. #bc3e93
  4. #b54791
  5. #ad4f8e
  6. #a6578c
  7. #9e5f8a
  8. #976787
  9. #8f7085
  10. #887882
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5e83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #43629b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #737c94 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d92c60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e529a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e6596 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d32d7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb2e98 {
  color: #cb2e98;
}
Background
.bg-cb2e98 {
  background-color: #cb2e98;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb2e98 {
  border: 2px solid #cb2e98;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb2e98;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 46 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb2e98 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb2e98, #cb2e49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb2e98 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 46 152 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.18 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.48 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.31 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.83 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.27 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 10.66 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 11.22 #34d167 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cb2e98  rgb(203, 46, 152)  hsl(319, 63%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#2ecb61  rgb(46, 203, 97)  hsl(139, 63%, 49%)  Emerald
#98cb2e  rgb(152, 203, 46)  hsl(79, 63%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#2e98cb  rgb(46, 152, 203)  hsl(199, 63%, 49%)  Carolina Blue