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#CB40FD

#cb40fd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#cb40fd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 25.1% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.76% cyan, 74.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 284.13°, with 97.93% saturation and 62.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.09.

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Relative luminance0.2346

Complementary

  1. #cb40fd
  2. #72fd40

Split complementary

  1. #cb40fd
  2. #d0fd40
  3. #40fd6d

Analogous

  1. #6d40fd
  2. #cb40fd
  3. #fd40d0

Triadic

  1. #cb40fd
  2. #fdcb40
  3. #40fdcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb40fd
  2. #fd4072
  3. #72fd40
  4. #40fdcb

Square

  1. #cb40fd
  2. #fd6d40
  3. #72fd40
  4. #40d0fd

Monochromatic

  1. #7802a2
  2. #b002ee
  3. #cb40fd
  4. #e08cfe
  5. #f4d7ff

Shades

#cb40fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb40fd
  2. #b73ae4
  3. #a233ca
  4. #8e2db1
  5. #7a2698
  6. #66207f
  7. #511a65
  8. #3d134c
  9. #290d33
  10. #140619
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb40fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb40fd
  2. #d053fd
  3. #d566fd
  4. #db79fe
  5. #e08cfe
  6. #e5a0fe
  7. #eab3fe
  8. #efc6fe
  9. #f5d9ff
  10. #faecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb40fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb40fd
  2. #c446f1
  3. #bc4de4
  4. #b553d8
  5. #ad5acb
  6. #a660bf
  7. #9e66b2
  8. #976da6
  9. #8f7399
  10. #887a8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a670c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007dff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3889f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c76b9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d6aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c72fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c95ccb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb40fd {
  color: #cb40fd;
}
Background
.bg-cb40fd {
  background-color: #cb40fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb40fd {
  border: 2px solid #cb40fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb40fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 64 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 98% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb40fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb40fd, #fd40d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb40fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 64 253 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.09 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.10 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.62 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.62 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.03 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.63 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.45 #34bf02 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cb40fd  rgb(203, 64, 253)  hsl(284, 98%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#72fd40  rgb(114, 253, 64)  hsl(104, 98%, 62%)  Harlequin
#fdcb40  rgb(253, 203, 64)  hsl(44, 98%, 62%)  Sunglow
#40fdcb  rgb(64, 253, 203)  hsl(164, 98%, 62%)  Aquamarine