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#CB38DC

#cb38dc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cb38dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 21.96% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.73% cyan, 74.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 293.78°, with 70.09% saturation and 54.12% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.19.

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Relative luminance0.2069

Complementary

  1. #cb38dc
  2. #49dc38

Split complementary

  1. #cb38dc
  2. #9bdc38
  3. #38dc79

Analogous

  1. #7938dc
  2. #cb38dc
  3. #dc389b

Triadic

  1. #cb38dc
  2. #dccb38
  3. #38dccb

Tetradic

  1. #cb38dc
  2. #dc3849
  3. #49dc38
  4. #38dccb

Square

  1. #cb38dc
  2. #dc7938
  3. #49dc38
  4. #389bdc

Monochromatic

  1. #601269
  2. #9b1eaa
  3. #cb38dc
  4. #dc79e7
  5. #edbaf3

Shades

#cb38dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb38dc
  2. #b732c6
  3. #a22db0
  4. #8e279a
  5. #7a2284
  6. #661c6e
  7. #511658
  8. #3d1142
  9. #290b2c
  10. #140616
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb38dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb38dc
  2. #d04ce0
  3. #d560e3
  4. #db74e7
  5. #e088ea
  6. #e59cee
  7. #eaaff1
  8. #efc3f5
  9. #f5d7f8
  10. #faebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb38dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb38dc
  2. #c43fd3
  3. #bc46ca
  4. #b54ec0
  5. #ad55b7
  6. #a65cae
  7. #9e63a5
  8. #976a9c
  9. #8f7292
  10. #887989
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a269ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5583d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce5788 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8460df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #936dda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd4cb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb38dc {
  color: #cb38dc;
}
Background
.bg-cb38dc {
  background-color: #cb38dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb38dc {
  border: 2px solid #cb38dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb38dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 56 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb38dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb38dc, #dc389b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb38dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 56 220 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.19 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.64 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.49 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.49 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.95 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.25 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.30 #34c723 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cb38dc  rgb(203, 56, 220)  hsl(294, 70%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#49dc38  rgb(73, 220, 56)  hsl(114, 70%, 54%)  Lime Green
#dccb38  rgb(220, 203, 56)  hsl(54, 70%, 54%)  Citrine
#38dccb  rgb(56, 220, 203)  hsl(174, 70%, 54%)  Turquoise