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#CB3CA8

#cb3ca8 ≈ Mulberry

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cb3ca8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 23.53% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.44% magenta, 17.24% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 314.69°, with 57.89% saturation and 51.57% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 6.64.

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Relative luminance0.1876

Complementary

  1. #cb3ca8
  2. #3ccb5f

Split complementary

  1. #cb3ca8
  2. #60cb3c
  3. #3ccba7

Analogous

  1. #a73ccb
  2. #cb3ca8
  3. #cb3c60

Triadic

  1. #cb3ca8
  2. #a8cb3c
  3. #3ca8cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb3ca8
  2. #cb5f3c
  3. #3ccb5f
  4. #3ca8cb

Square

  1. #cb3ca8
  2. #cba73c
  3. #3ccb5f
  4. #3c60cb

Monochromatic

  1. #571747
  2. #932779
  3. #cb3ca8
  4. #db78c3
  5. #ebb5de

Shades

#cb3ca8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb3ca8
  2. #b73697
  3. #a23086
  4. #8e2a76
  5. #7a2465
  6. #661e54
  7. #511843
  8. #3d1232
  9. #290c22
  10. #140611
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb3ca8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb3ca8
  2. #d050b1
  3. #d563b9
  4. #db77c2
  5. #e08acb
  6. #e59ed4
  7. #eab1dc
  8. #efc5e5
  9. #f5d8ee
  10. #faecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb3ca8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb3ca8
  2. #c443a4
  3. #bc4aa0
  4. #b5509c
  5. #ad5798
  6. #a65e94
  7. #9e6590
  8. #976c8c
  9. #8f7288
  10. #887984
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0658e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #446aab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7280a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7416d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f5baa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e6ba6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d23f89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb3ca8 {
  color: #cb3ca8;
}
Background
.bg-cb3ca8 {
  background-color: #cb3ca8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb3ca8 {
  border: 2px solid #cb3ca8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb3ca8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 60 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 58% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb3ca8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb3ca8, #cb3c60);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb3ca8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 60 168 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.64 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.55 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.06 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.36 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.93 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.96 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.85 #34c357 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Mulberry
#cb3ca8  rgb(203, 60, 168)  hsl(315, 58%, 52%)  Mulberry
#3ccb5f  rgb(60, 203, 95)  hsl(135, 58%, 52%)  Emerald
#a8cb3c  rgb(168, 203, 60)  hsl(75, 58%, 52%)  Yellow Green
#3ca8cb  rgb(60, 168, 203)  hsl(195, 58%, 52%)  Moonstone Blue