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#CB2FAE

#cb2fae ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cb2fae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 18.43% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.85% magenta, 14.29% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 311.15°, with 62.4% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.81.

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Relative luminance0.1779

Complementary

  1. #cb2fae
  2. #2fcb4c

Split complementary

  1. #cb2fae
  2. #60cb2f
  3. #2fcb9a

Analogous

  1. #9a2fcb
  2. #cb2fae
  3. #cb2f60

Triadic

  1. #cb2fae
  2. #aecb2f
  3. #2faecb

Tetradic

  1. #cb2fae
  2. #cb4c2f
  3. #2fcb4c
  4. #2faecb

Square

  1. #cb2fae
  2. #cb9a2f
  3. #2fcb4c
  4. #2f60cb

Monochromatic

  1. #4f1244
  2. #8d2179
  3. #cb2fae
  4. #dd6ac7
  5. #eba8de

Shades

#cb2fae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb2fae
  2. #b72a9d
  3. #a2268b
  4. #8e217a
  5. #7a1c68
  6. #661857
  7. #511346
  8. #3d0e34
  9. #290923
  10. #140511
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb2fae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb2fae
  2. #d044b6
  3. #d559be
  4. #db6dc6
  5. #e082ce
  6. #e597d7
  7. #eaacdf
  8. #efc1e7
  9. #f5d5ef
  10. #faeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb2fae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb2fae
  2. #c437a9
  3. #bc3fa5
  4. #b547a0
  5. #ad4f9c
  6. #a65897
  7. #9e6092
  8. #97688e
  9. #8f7089
  10. #887885
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f608f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3466b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b7daa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d63a6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b55b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b67ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2368b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb2fae {
  color: #cb2fae;
}
Background
.bg-cb2fae {
  background-color: #cb2fae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb2fae {
  border: 2px solid #cb2fae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb2fae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 47 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 62% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb2fae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb2fae, #cb2f60);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb2fae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 47 174 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.81 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.56 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.68 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.94 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.27 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.39 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.96 #34d051 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cb2fae  rgb(203, 47, 174)  hsl(311, 62%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#2fcb4c  rgb(47, 203, 76)  hsl(131, 62%, 49%)  Lime Green
#aecb2f  rgb(174, 203, 47)  hsl(71, 62%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#2faecb  rgb(47, 174, 203)  hsl(191, 62%, 49%)  Moonstone Blue