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#CB51FA

#cb51fa ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#cb51fa is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 31.76% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.8% cyan, 67.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 283.31°, with 94.41% saturation and 64.9% 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 6.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.76.

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Relative luminance0.2548

Complementary

  1. #cb51fa
  2. #80fa51

Split complementary

  1. #cb51fa
  2. #d5fa51
  3. #51fa76

Analogous

  1. #7651fa
  2. #cb51fa
  3. #fa51d5

Triadic

  1. #cb51fa
  2. #facb51
  3. #51facb

Tetradic

  1. #cb51fa
  2. #fa5180
  3. #80fa51
  4. #51facb

Square

  1. #cb51fa
  2. #fa7651
  3. #80fa51
  4. #51d5fa

Monochromatic

  1. #7e05ad
  2. #b507f7
  3. #cb51fa
  4. #e19bfc
  5. #f7e6fe

Shades

#cb51fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb51fa
  2. #b749e1
  3. #a241c8
  4. #8e39af
  5. #7a3196
  6. #66297d
  7. #512064
  8. #3d184b
  9. #291032
  10. #140819
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb51fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb51fa
  2. #d062fb
  3. #d574fb
  4. #db85fc
  5. #e097fc
  6. #e5a8fd
  7. #eab9fd
  8. #efcbfe
  9. #f5dcfe
  10. #faeeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb51fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb51fa
  2. #c456ee
  3. #bc5ae2
  4. #b55fd5
  5. #ad64c9
  6. #a669bd
  7. #9e6db1
  8. #9772a5
  9. #8f7798
  10. #887b8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a877c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0083ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c8df6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c773a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8372fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #917af8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c967ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb51fa {
  color: #cb51fa;
}
Background
.bg-cb51fa {
  background-color: #cb51fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb51fa {
  border: 2px solid #cb51fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb51fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 81 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 94% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb51fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb51fa, #fa51d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb51fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 81 250 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.76 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.46 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.46 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.76 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.41 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.83 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.01 #34ae05 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cb51fa  rgb(203, 81, 250)  hsl(283, 94%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#80fa51  rgb(128, 250, 81)  hsl(103, 94%, 65%)  Lawn Green
#facb51  rgb(250, 203, 81)  hsl(43, 94%, 65%)  Sunglow
#51facb  rgb(81, 250, 203)  hsl(163, 94%, 65%)  Aquamarine