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#CB68E4

#cb68e4 ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#cb68e4 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 40.78% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.96% cyan, 54.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 287.9°, with 69.66% saturation and 65.1% 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 6.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 5.12.

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Relative luminance0.282

Complementary

  1. #cb68e4
  2. #81e468

Split complementary

  1. #cb68e4
  2. #bfe468
  3. #68e48d

Analogous

  1. #8d68e4
  2. #cb68e4
  3. #e468bf

Triadic

  1. #cb68e4
  2. #e4cb68
  3. #68e4cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb68e4
  2. #e46881
  3. #81e468
  4. #68e4cb

Square

  1. #cb68e4
  2. #e48d68
  3. #81e468
  4. #68bfe4

Monochromatic

  1. #7f1b98
  2. #b527d8
  3. #cb68e4
  4. #e1a9f0
  5. #f8eafb

Shades

#cb68e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb68e4
  2. #b75ecd
  3. #a253b6
  4. #8e49a0
  5. #7a3e89
  6. #663472
  7. #512a5b
  8. #3d1f44
  9. #29152e
  10. #140a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb68e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb68e4
  2. #d077e7
  3. #d586e9
  4. #db95ec
  5. #e0a4ef
  6. #e5b4f2
  7. #eac3f4
  8. #efd2f7
  9. #f5e1fa
  10. #faf0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb68e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb68e4
  2. #c46ada
  3. #bc6dd0
  4. #b56fc6
  5. #ad72bc
  6. #a674b2
  7. #9e76a8
  8. #97799e
  9. #8f7b94
  10. #887e8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab82b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f8ae8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7094e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb7b9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #927ee6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d85e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb74bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb68e4 {
  color: #cb68e4;
}
Background
.bg-cb68e4 {
  background-color: #cb68e4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb68e4 {
  border: 2px solid #cb68e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb68e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 104 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 70% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb68e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb68e4, #e468bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb68e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 104 228 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.12 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.21 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.93 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.29 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.76 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.95 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.95 #34971b Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Orchid
#cb68e4  rgb(203, 104, 228)  hsl(288, 70%, 65%)  Orchid
#81e468  rgb(129, 228, 104)  hsl(108, 70%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#e4cb68  rgb(228, 203, 104)  hsl(48, 70%, 65%)  Buff
#68e4cb  rgb(104, 228, 203)  hsl(168, 70%, 65%)  Turquoise