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#CB37ED

#cb37ed ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cb37ed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 21.57% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.35% cyan, 76.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 288.79°, with 83.49% saturation and 57.25% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.98.

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Relative luminance0.2154

Complementary

  1. #cb37ed
  2. #59ed37

Split complementary

  1. #cb37ed
  2. #b4ed37
  3. #37ed70

Analogous

  1. #7037ed
  2. #cb37ed
  3. #ed37b4

Triadic

  1. #cb37ed
  2. #edcb37
  3. #37edcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb37ed
  2. #ed3759
  3. #59ed37
  4. #37edcb

Square

  1. #cb37ed
  2. #ed7037
  3. #59ed37
  4. #37b4ed

Monochromatic

  1. #6a0b80
  2. #a412c6
  3. #cb37ed
  4. #dd7df3
  5. #efc3fa

Shades

#cb37ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb37ed
  2. #b732d5
  3. #a22cbe
  4. #8e27a6
  5. #7a218e
  6. #661c77
  7. #51165f
  8. #3d1147
  9. #290b2f
  10. #140618
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb37ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb37ed
  2. #d04bef
  3. #d55ff1
  4. #db73f2
  5. #e087f4
  6. #e59bf6
  7. #eaaff8
  8. #efc3fa
  9. #f5d7fb
  10. #faebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb37ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb37ed
  2. #c43ee2
  3. #bc46d7
  4. #b54dcc
  5. #ad54c1
  6. #a65cb7
  7. #9e63ac
  8. #976aa1
  9. #8f7196
  10. #88798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a36ab6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4585e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb5f92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f63f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f6eeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb52bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb37ed {
  color: #cb37ed;
}
Background
.bg-cb37ed {
  background-color: #cb37ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb37ed {
  border: 2px solid #cb37ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb37ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 55 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb37ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb37ed, #ed37b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb37ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 55 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.98 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.30 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.95 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.95 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.55 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.62 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.75 #34c812 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cb37ed  rgb(203, 55, 237)  hsl(289, 83%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#59ed37  rgb(89, 237, 55)  hsl(109, 83%, 57%)  Neon Green
#edcb37  rgb(237, 203, 55)  hsl(49, 83%, 57%)  Jonquil
#37edcb  rgb(55, 237, 203)  hsl(169, 83%, 57%)  Turquoise