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#CB5BF5

#cb5bf5 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#cb5bf5 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 35.69% green and 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.14% cyan, 62.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 283.64°, with 88.51% saturation and 65.88% 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 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.72.

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Relative luminance0.2677

Complementary

  1. #cb5bf5
  2. #85f55b

Split complementary

  1. #cb5bf5
  2. #d2f55b
  3. #5bf57e

Analogous

  1. #7e5bf5
  2. #cb5bf5
  3. #f55bd2

Triadic

  1. #cb5bf5
  2. #f5cb5b
  3. #5bf5cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb5bf5
  2. #f55b85
  3. #85f55b
  4. #5bf5cb

Square

  1. #cb5bf5
  2. #f57e5b
  3. #85f55b
  4. #5bd2f5

Monochromatic

  1. #800bac
  2. #b413f1
  3. #cb5bf5
  4. #e2a3f9
  5. #f9ebfe

Shades

#cb5bf5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb5bf5
  2. #b752dd
  3. #a249c4
  4. #8e40ac
  5. #7a3793
  6. #662e7b
  7. #512462
  8. #3d1b4a
  9. #291231
  10. #140919
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb5bf5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb5bf5
  2. #d06bf6
  3. #d57cf7
  4. #db8cf8
  5. #e09df9
  6. #e5adfa
  7. #eabdfb
  8. #efcefc
  9. #f5defd
  10. #faeffe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb5bf5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb5bf5
  2. #c45fe9
  3. #bc62de
  4. #b566d2
  5. #ad6ac6
  6. #a66ebb
  7. #9e71af
  8. #9775a3
  9. #8f7997
  10. #887c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa7cc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f87fa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a90f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c877a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8878f8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #957ef3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c96dc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb5bf5 {
  color: #cb5bf5;
}
Background
.bg-cb5bf5 {
  background-color: #cb5bf5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb5bf5 {
  border: 2px solid #cb5bf5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb5bf5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 91 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 89% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb5bf5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb5bf5, #f55bd2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb5bf5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 91 245 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.72 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.30 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.74 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.74 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.36 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.61 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.69 #34a40a Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cb5bf5  rgb(203, 91, 245)  hsl(284, 89%, 66%)  Medium Orchid
#85f55b  rgb(133, 245, 91)  hsl(104, 89%, 66%)  Lawn Green
#f5cb5b  rgb(245, 203, 91)  hsl(44, 89%, 66%)  Saffron
#5bf5cb  rgb(91, 245, 203)  hsl(164, 89%, 66%)  Aquamarine