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#CB38EA

#cb38ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cb38ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.25% cyan, 76.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 289.55°, with 80.91% saturation and 56.86% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.71.

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Relative luminance0.2147

Complementary

  1. #cb38ea
  2. #57ea38

Split complementary

  1. #cb38ea
  2. #b0ea38
  3. #38ea72

Analogous

  1. #7238ea
  2. #cb38ea
  3. #ea38b0

Triadic

  1. #cb38ea
  2. #eacb38
  3. #38eacb

Tetradic

  1. #cb38ea
  2. #ea3857
  3. #57ea38
  4. #38eacb

Square

  1. #cb38ea
  2. #ea7238
  3. #57ea38
  4. #38b0ea

Monochromatic

  1. #690d7c
  2. #a314c1
  3. #cb38ea
  4. #dd7df1
  5. #efc2f9

Shades

#cb38ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb38ea
  2. #b732d3
  3. #a22dbb
  4. #8e27a4
  5. #7a228c
  6. #661c75
  7. #51165e
  8. #3d1146
  9. #290b2f
  10. #140617
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb38ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb38ea
  2. #d04cec
  3. #d560ee
  4. #db74f0
  5. #e088f2
  6. #e59cf5
  7. #eaaff7
  8. #efc3f9
  9. #f5d7fb
  10. #faebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb38ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb38ea
  2. #c43fdf
  3. #bc46d5
  4. #b54eca
  5. #ad55c0
  6. #a65cb5
  7. #9e63aa
  8. #976aa0
  9. #8f7295
  10. #88798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a36ab4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4985e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb5e90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8063ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #906ee8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb51bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb38ea {
  color: #cb38ea;
}
Background
.bg-cb38ea {
  background-color: #cb38ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb38ea {
  border: 2px solid #cb38ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb38ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 56 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb38ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb38ea, #ea38b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb38ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 56 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.71 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.54 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.96 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.96 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.47 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.69 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.80 #34c715 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cb38ea  rgb(203, 56, 234)  hsl(290, 81%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#57ea38  rgb(87, 234, 56)  hsl(110, 81%, 57%)  Neon Green
#eacb38  rgb(234, 203, 56)  hsl(50, 81%, 57%)  Jonquil
#38eacb  rgb(56, 234, 203)  hsl(170, 81%, 57%)  Turquoise