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#CB42E9

#cb42e9 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cb42e9 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 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.88% cyan, 71.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 289.22°, with 79.15% saturation and 58.63% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.03.

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Relative luminance0.2248

Complementary

  1. #cb42e9
  2. #60e942

Split complementary

  1. #cb42e9
  2. #b4e942
  3. #42e978

Analogous

  1. #7842e9
  2. #cb42e9
  3. #e942b4

Triadic

  1. #cb42e9
  2. #e9cb42
  3. #42e9cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb42e9
  2. #e94260
  3. #60e942
  4. #42e9cb

Square

  1. #cb42e9
  2. #e97842
  3. #60e942
  4. #42b4e9

Monochromatic

  1. #6e0f83
  2. #a817c7
  3. #cb42e9
  4. #de87f1
  5. #f1cbf9

Shades

#cb42e9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb42e9
  2. #b73bd2
  3. #a235ba
  4. #8e2ea3
  5. #7a288c
  6. #662175
  7. #511a5d
  8. #3d1446
  9. #290d2f
  10. #140717
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb42e9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb42e9
  2. #d055eb
  3. #d568ed
  4. #db7bf0
  5. #e08ef2
  6. #e5a1f4
  7. #eab3f6
  8. #efc6f8
  9. #f5d9fb
  10. #faecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb42e9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb42e9
  2. #c448df
  3. #bc4ed4
  4. #b555ca
  5. #ad5bbf
  6. #a661b5
  7. #9e67aa
  8. #976da0
  9. #8f7495
  10. #887a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a46eb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5087e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb6392 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8368ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9272e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb57bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb42e9 {
  color: #cb42e9;
}
Background
.bg-cb42e9 {
  background-color: #cb42e9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb42e9 {
  border: 2px solid #cb42e9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb42e9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 66 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 79% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb42e9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb42e9, #e942b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb42e9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 66 233 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.03 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.66 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.55 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.55 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.97 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.35 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.47 #34bd16 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cb42e9  rgb(203, 66, 233)  hsl(289, 79%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#60e942  rgb(96, 233, 66)  hsl(109, 79%, 59%)  Neon Green
#e9cb42  rgb(233, 203, 66)  hsl(49, 79%, 59%)  Jonquil
#42e9cb  rgb(66, 233, 203)  hsl(169, 79%, 59%)  Turquoise