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#CB3CD9

#cb3cd9 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cb3cd9 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 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.45% cyan, 72.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 294.65°, with 67.38% saturation and 54.31% 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 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.83.

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Relative luminance0.2094

Complementary

  1. #cb3cd9
  2. #4ad93c

Split complementary

  1. #cb3cd9
  2. #98d93c
  3. #3cd97c

Analogous

  1. #7c3cd9
  2. #cb3cd9
  3. #d93c98

Triadic

  1. #cb3cd9
  2. #d9cb3c
  3. #3cd9cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb3cd9
  2. #d93c4a
  3. #4ad93c
  4. #3cd9cb

Square

  1. #cb3cd9
  2. #d97c3c
  3. #4ad93c
  4. #3c98d9

Monochromatic

  1. #601468
  2. #9c21a8
  3. #cb3cd9
  4. #dc7ce5
  5. #edbcf2

Shades

#cb3cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb3cd9
  2. #b736c3
  3. #a230ae
  4. #8e2a98
  5. #7a2482
  6. #661e6d
  7. #511857
  8. #3d1241
  9. #290c2b
  10. #140616
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb3cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb3cd9
  2. #d050dd
  3. #d563e1
  4. #db77e4
  5. #e08ae8
  6. #e59eec
  7. #eab1f0
  8. #efc5f4
  9. #f5d8f7
  10. #faecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb3cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb3cd9
  2. #c443d0
  3. #bc4ac7
  4. #b550be
  5. #ad57b5
  6. #a65ead
  7. #9e65a4
  8. #976c9b
  9. #8f7292
  10. #887989
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a36aaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5984d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf5888 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8662dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #956ed7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd4eae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb3cd9 {
  color: #cb3cd9;
}
Background
.bg-cb3cd9 {
  background-color: #cb3cd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb3cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #cb3cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb3cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 60 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 67% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb3cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb3cd9, #d93c98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb3cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 60 217 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.83 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.26 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.45 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.45 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.83 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.87 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.40 #34c326 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cb3cd9  rgb(203, 60, 217)  hsl(295, 67%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#4ad93c  rgb(74, 217, 60)  hsl(115, 67%, 54%)  Lime Green
#d9cb3c  rgb(217, 203, 60)  hsl(55, 67%, 54%)  Citrine
#3cd9cb  rgb(60, 217, 203)  hsl(175, 67%, 54%)  Turquoise