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#CB45DD

#cb45dd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cb45dd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 27.06% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.14% cyan, 68.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 292.89°, with 69.09% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.17.

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Relative luminance0.2217

Complementary

  1. #cb45dd
  2. #57dd45

Split complementary

  1. #cb45dd
  2. #a3dd45
  3. #45dd7f

Analogous

  1. #7f45dd
  2. #cb45dd
  3. #dd45a3

Triadic

  1. #cb45dd
  2. #ddcb45
  3. #45ddcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb45dd
  2. #dd4557
  3. #57dd45
  4. #45ddcb

Square

  1. #cb45dd
  2. #dd7f45
  3. #57dd45
  4. #45a3dd

Monochromatic

  1. #691574
  2. #a321b4
  3. #cb45dd
  4. #dd86e9
  5. #efc6f5

Shades

#cb45dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb45dd
  2. #b73ec7
  3. #a237b1
  4. #8e309b
  5. #7a2985
  6. #66236f
  7. #511c58
  8. #3d1542
  9. #290e2c
  10. #140716
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb45dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb45dd
  2. #d058e0
  3. #d56ae4
  4. #db7de7
  5. #e08feb
  6. #e5a2ee
  7. #eab5f1
  8. #efc7f5
  9. #f5daf8
  10. #faecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb45dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb45dd
  2. #c44bd4
  3. #bc51ca
  4. #b557c1
  5. #ad5db8
  6. #a663af
  7. #9e68a5
  8. #976e9c
  9. #8f7493
  10. #887a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a46eae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1178e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b87d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce5f8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8767e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9572db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd56b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb45dd {
  color: #cb45dd;
}
Background
.bg-cb45dd {
  background-color: #cb45dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb45dd {
  border: 2px solid #cb45dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb45dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 69 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 69% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb45dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb45dd, #dd45a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb45dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 69 221 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.17 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.81 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.86 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.86 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.63 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.85 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.02 #34ba22 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cb45dd  rgb(203, 69, 221)  hsl(293, 69%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#57dd45  rgb(87, 221, 69)  hsl(113, 69%, 57%)  Malachite
#ddcb45  rgb(221, 203, 69)  hsl(53, 69%, 57%)  Citrine
#45ddcb  rgb(69, 221, 203)  hsl(173, 69%, 57%)  Turquoise