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#CB40F2

#cb40f2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cb40f2 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 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.12% cyan, 73.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 286.85°, with 87.25% saturation and 60% 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.94.

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Relative luminance0.2277

Complementary

  1. #cb40f2
  2. #67f240

Split complementary

  1. #cb40f2
  2. #c0f240
  3. #40f272

Analogous

  1. #7240f2
  2. #cb40f2
  3. #f240c0

Triadic

  1. #cb40f2
  2. #f2cb40
  3. #40f2cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb40f2
  2. #f24067
  3. #67f240
  4. #40f2cb

Square

  1. #cb40f2
  2. #f27240
  3. #67f240
  4. #40c0f2

Monochromatic

  1. #720a8f
  2. #ab0fd7
  3. #cb40f2
  4. #de88f7
  5. #f2cffc

Shades

#cb40f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb40f2
  2. #b73ada
  3. #a233c2
  4. #8e2da9
  5. #7a2691
  6. #662079
  7. #511a61
  8. #3d1349
  9. #290d30
  10. #140618
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb40f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb40f2
  2. #d053f3
  3. #d566f5
  4. #db79f6
  5. #e08cf7
  6. #e5a0f9
  7. #eab3fa
  8. #efc6fb
  9. #f5d9fc
  10. #faecfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb40f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb40f2
  2. #c446e7
  3. #bc4ddb
  4. #b553d0
  5. #ad5ac4
  6. #a660b9
  7. #9e66ae
  8. #976da2
  9. #8f7397
  10. #887a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a56eba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bf7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4687ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c96697 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8068f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f72f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca59c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb40f2 {
  color: #cb40f2;
}
Background
.bg-cb40f2 {
  background-color: #cb40f2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb40f2 {
  border: 2px solid #cb40f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb40f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 64 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 87% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb40f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb40f2, #f240c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb40f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 64 242 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.94 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.11 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.52 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.52 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.23 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.28 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.12 #34bf0d Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cb40f2  rgb(203, 64, 242)  hsl(287, 87%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#67f240  rgb(103, 242, 64)  hsl(107, 87%, 60%)  Neon Green
#f2cb40  rgb(242, 203, 64)  hsl(47, 87%, 60%)  Jonquil
#40f2cb  rgb(64, 242, 203)  hsl(167, 87%, 60%)  Aquamarine