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#CB4EE5

#cb4ee5 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cb4ee5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 30.59% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.35% cyan, 65.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 289.67°, with 74.38% saturation and 60.2% 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.238

Complementary

  1. #cb4ee5
  2. #68e54e

Split complementary

  1. #cb4ee5
  2. #b4e54e
  3. #4ee580

Analogous

  1. #804ee5
  2. #cb4ee5
  3. #e54eb4

Triadic

  1. #cb4ee5
  2. #e5cb4e
  3. #4ee5cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb4ee5
  2. #e54e68
  3. #68e54e
  4. #4ee5cb

Square

  1. #cb4ee5
  2. #e5804e
  3. #68e54e
  4. #4eb4e5

Monochromatic

  1. #731486
  2. #ab1ec9
  3. #cb4ee5
  4. #df91ef
  5. #f2d3f9

Shades

#cb4ee5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb4ee5
  2. #b746ce
  3. #a23eb7
  4. #8e37a0
  5. #7a2f89
  6. #662773
  7. #511f5c
  8. #3d1745
  9. #29102e
  10. #140817
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb4ee5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb4ee5
  2. #d060e8
  3. #d571ea
  4. #db83ed
  5. #e095ef
  6. #e5a7f2
  7. #eab8f5
  8. #efcaf7
  9. #f5dcfa
  10. #faedfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb4ee5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb4ee5
  2. #c453db
  3. #bc58d1
  4. #b55dc7
  5. #ad62bd
  6. #a667b3
  7. #9e6ca8
  8. #97719e
  9. #8f7694
  10. #887b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a674b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a7de9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c8ae1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc6893 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #886de8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9577e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc5fba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb4ee5 {
  color: #cb4ee5;
}
Background
.bg-cb4ee5 {
  background-color: #cb4ee5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb4ee5 {
  border: 2px solid #cb4ee5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb4ee5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 78 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 74% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb4ee5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb4ee5, #e54eb4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb4ee5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 78 229 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.40 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.40 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.40 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.44 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.71 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.86 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.44 #34b11a Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cb4ee5  rgb(203, 78, 229)  hsl(290, 74%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#68e54e  rgb(104, 229, 78)  hsl(110, 74%, 60%)  Malachite
#e5cb4e  rgb(229, 203, 78)  hsl(50, 74%, 60%)  Naples Yellow
#4ee5cb  rgb(78, 229, 203)  hsl(170, 74%, 60%)  Turquoise