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#CB33AA

#cb33aa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cb33aa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 20% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.88% magenta, 16.26% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 313.03°, with 59.84% saturation and 49.8% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.3.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1797

Complementary

  1. #cb33aa
  2. #33cb54

Split complementary

  1. #cb33aa
  2. #5ecb33
  3. #33cba0

Analogous

  1. #a033cb
  2. #cb33aa
  3. #cb335e

Triadic

  1. #cb33aa
  2. #aacb33
  3. #33aacb

Tetradic

  1. #cb33aa
  2. #cb5433
  3. #33cb54
  4. #33aacb

Square

  1. #cb33aa
  2. #cba033
  3. #33cb54
  4. #335ecb

Monochromatic

  1. #511444
  2. #8e2477
  3. #cb33aa
  4. #db70c4
  5. #eaaddd

Shades

#cb33aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb33aa
  2. #b72e99
  3. #a22988
  4. #8e2477
  5. #7a1f66
  6. #661a55
  7. #511444
  8. #3d0f33
  9. #290a22
  10. #140511
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb33aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb33aa
  2. #d047b3
  3. #d55cbb
  4. #db70c4
  5. #e085cc
  6. #e599d5
  7. #eaaddd
  8. #efc2e6
  9. #f5d6ee
  10. #faebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb33aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb33aa
  2. #c43ba6
  3. #bc42a2
  4. #b54a9d
  5. #ad5299
  6. #a65a95
  7. #9e6191
  8. #97698d
  9. #8f7188
  10. #887884
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f628e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b67ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e7ea6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d63b6b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d56ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c68a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d23889 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb33aa {
  color: #cb33aa;
}
Background
.bg-cb33aa {
  background-color: #cb33aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb33aa {
  border: 2px solid #cb33aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb33aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 51 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 60% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb33aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb33aa, #cb335e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb33aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 51 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.30 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.65 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.51 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.36 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.58 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.80 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.42 #34cc55 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cb33aa  rgb(203, 51, 170)  hsl(313, 60%, 50%)  Medium Violet Red
#33cb54  rgb(51, 203, 84)  hsl(133, 60%, 50%)  Malachite
#aacb33  rgb(170, 203, 51)  hsl(73, 60%, 50%)  Yellow Green
#33aacb  rgb(51, 170, 203)  hsl(193, 60%, 50%)  Moonstone Blue