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#CB3CE2

#cb3ce2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cb3ce2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.18% cyan, 73.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 291.69°, with 74.11% saturation and 56.08% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.99.

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Relative luminance0.2142

Complementary

  1. #cb3ce2
  2. #53e23c

Split complementary

  1. #cb3ce2
  2. #a6e23c
  3. #3ce278

Analogous

  1. #783ce2
  2. #cb3ce2
  3. #e23ca6

Triadic

  1. #cb3ce2
  2. #e2cb3c
  3. #3ce2cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb3ce2
  2. #e23c53
  3. #53e23c
  4. #3ce2cb

Square

  1. #cb3ce2
  2. #e2783c
  3. #53e23c
  4. #3ca6e2

Monochromatic

  1. #661174
  2. #a11bb6
  3. #cb3ce2
  4. #dd7fec
  5. #efc1f6

Shades

#cb3ce2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb3ce2
  2. #b736cb
  3. #a230b5
  4. #8e2a9e
  5. #7a2488
  6. #661e71
  7. #51185a
  8. #3d1244
  9. #290c2d
  10. #140617
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb3ce2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb3ce2
  2. #d050e5
  3. #d563e8
  4. #db77eb
  5. #e08aee
  6. #e59ef1
  7. #eab1f3
  8. #efc5f6
  9. #f5d8f9
  10. #faecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb3ce2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb3ce2
  2. #c443d8
  3. #bc4ace
  4. #b550c5
  5. #ad57bb
  6. #a65eb1
  7. #9e65a7
  8. #976c9d
  9. #8f7294
  10. #88798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a36bb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5285de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd5c8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8363e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #936fe0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc51b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb3ce2 {
  color: #cb3ce2;
}
Background
.bg-cb3ce2 {
  background-color: #cb3ce2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb3ce2 {
  border: 2px solid #cb3ce2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb3ce2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 60 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 74% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb3ce2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb3ce2, #e23ca6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb3ce2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 60 226 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.99 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.46 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.01 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.01 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.26 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.53 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.64 #34c31d Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cb3ce2  rgb(203, 60, 226)  hsl(292, 74%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#53e23c  rgb(83, 226, 60)  hsl(112, 74%, 56%)  Malachite
#e2cb3c  rgb(226, 203, 60)  hsl(52, 74%, 56%)  Citrine
#3ce2cb  rgb(60, 226, 203)  hsl(172, 74%, 56%)  Turquoise