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#CB42E0

#cb42e0 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cb42e0 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 25.88% green and 87.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.38% cyan, 70.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 292.03°, with 71.82% saturation and 56.86% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.46.

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Relative luminance0.2197

Complementary

  1. #cb42e0
  2. #57e042

Split complementary

  1. #cb42e0
  2. #a6e042
  3. #42e07c

Analogous

  1. #7c42e0
  2. #cb42e0
  3. #e042a6

Triadic

  1. #cb42e0
  2. #e0cb42
  3. #42e0cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb42e0
  2. #e04257
  3. #57e042
  4. #42e0cb

Square

  1. #cb42e0
  2. #e07c42
  3. #57e042
  4. #42a6e0

Monochromatic

  1. #691376
  2. #a31eb7
  3. #cb42e0
  4. #dd84eb
  5. #efc5f6

Shades

#cb42e0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb42e0
  2. #b73bca
  3. #a235b3
  4. #8e2e9d
  5. #7a2886
  6. #662170
  7. #511a5a
  8. #3d1443
  9. #290d2d
  10. #140716
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb42e0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb42e0
  2. #d055e3
  3. #d568e6
  4. #db7be9
  5. #e08eec
  6. #e5a1f0
  7. #eab3f3
  8. #efc6f6
  9. #f5d9f9
  10. #faecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb42e0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb42e0
  2. #c448d6
  3. #bc4ecd
  4. #b555c3
  5. #ad5bba
  6. #a661b0
  7. #9e67a6
  8. #976d9d
  9. #8f7493
  10. #887a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a46daf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5786dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd5f8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8566e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9471de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc55b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb42e0 {
  color: #cb42e0;
}
Background
.bg-cb42e0 {
  background-color: #cb42e0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb42e0 {
  border: 2px solid #cb42e0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb42e0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 66 224;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 72% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb42e0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb42e0, #e042a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb42e0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 66 224 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.46 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.23 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.83 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.83 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.96 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.13 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.34 #34bd1f Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cb42e0  rgb(203, 66, 224)  hsl(292, 72%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#57e042  rgb(87, 224, 66)  hsl(112, 72%, 57%)  Malachite
#e0cb42  rgb(224, 203, 66)  hsl(52, 72%, 57%)  Citrine
#42e0cb  rgb(66, 224, 203)  hsl(172, 72%, 57%)  Turquoise