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#CB40AA

#cb40aa ≈ Mulberry

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cb40aa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 25.1% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 68.47% magenta, 16.26% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 314.24°, with 57.2% saturation and 52.35% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 6.72.

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Relative luminance0.1927

Complementary

  1. #cb40aa
  2. #40cb61

Split complementary

  1. #cb40aa
  2. #65cb40
  3. #40cba6

Analogous

  1. #a640cb
  2. #cb40aa
  3. #cb4065

Triadic

  1. #cb40aa
  2. #aacb40
  3. #40aacb

Tetradic

  1. #cb40aa
  2. #cb6140
  3. #40cb61
  4. #40aacb

Square

  1. #cb40aa
  2. #cba640
  3. #40cb61
  4. #4065cb

Monochromatic

  1. #5a184a
  2. #96297c
  3. #cb40aa
  4. #db7cc5
  5. #ecb8e0

Shades

#cb40aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb40aa
  2. #b73a99
  3. #a23388
  4. #8e2d77
  5. #7a2666
  6. #662055
  7. #511a44
  8. #3d1333
  9. #290d22
  10. #140611
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb40aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb40aa
  2. #d053b3
  3. #d566bb
  4. #db79c4
  5. #e08ccc
  6. #e5a0d5
  7. #eab3dd
  8. #efc6e6
  9. #f5d9ee
  10. #faecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb40aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb40aa
  2. #c446a6
  3. #bc4da2
  4. #b5539d
  5. #ad5a99
  6. #a66095
  7. #9e6691
  8. #976d8d
  9. #8f7388
  10. #887a84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1678f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #476cad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7381a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6456f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f5dac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e6da8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2438b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb40aa {
  color: #cb40aa;
}
Background
.bg-cb40aa {
  background-color: #cb40aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb40aa {
  border: 2px solid #cb40aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb40aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 64 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 57% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb40aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb40aa, #cb4065);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb40aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 64 170 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.72 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.81 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.18 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.93 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.82 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.91 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.61 #34bf55 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Mulberry
#cb40aa  rgb(203, 64, 170)  hsl(314, 57%, 52%)  Mulberry
#40cb61  rgb(64, 203, 97)  hsl(134, 57%, 52%)  Emerald
#aacb40  rgb(170, 203, 64)  hsl(74, 57%, 52%)  Yellow Green
#40aacb  rgb(64, 170, 203)  hsl(194, 57%, 52%)  Moonstone Blue