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#CB6AFA

#cb6afa ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#cb6afa is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 41.57% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.8% cyan, 57.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 280.42°, with 93.51% saturation and 69.8% 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 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.2991

Complementary

  1. #cb6afa
  2. #99fa6a

Split complementary

  1. #cb6afa
  2. #e1fa6a
  3. #6afa83

Analogous

  1. #836afa
  2. #cb6afa
  3. #fa6ae1

Triadic

  1. #cb6afa
  2. #facb6a
  3. #6afacb

Tetradic

  1. #cb6afa
  2. #fa6a99
  3. #99fa6a
  4. #6afacb

Square

  1. #cb6afa
  2. #fa836a
  3. #99fa6a
  4. #6ae1fa

Monochromatic

  1. #8607c4
  2. #b120f8
  3. #cb6afa
  4. #e5b4fc
  5. #f8ebfe

Shades

#cb6afa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb6afa
  2. #b75fe1
  3. #a255c8
  4. #8e4aaf
  5. #7a4096
  6. #66357d
  7. #512a64
  8. #3d204b
  9. #291532
  10. #140b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb6afa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb6afa
  2. #d079fb
  3. #d588fb
  4. #db97fc
  5. #e0a6fc
  6. #e5b5fd
  7. #eac3fd
  8. #efd2fe
  9. #f5e1fe
  10. #faf0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb6afa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb6afa
  2. #c46cee
  3. #bc6ee2
  4. #b571d5
  5. #ad73c9
  6. #a675bd
  7. #9e77b1
  8. #9779a5
  9. #8f7c98
  10. #887e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad86c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d8fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6397f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c683a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d82fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9887f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c87ace ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb6afa {
  color: #cb6afa;
}
Background
.bg-cb6afa {
  background-color: #cb6afa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb6afa {
  border: 2px solid #cb6afa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb6afa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 106 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 94% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb6afa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb6afa, #fa6ae1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb6afa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 106 250 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 4.12 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.88 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.75 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.86 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.24 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.24 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.53 #349505 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#cb6afa  rgb(203, 106, 250)  hsl(280, 94%, 70%)  Heliotrope
#99fa6a  rgb(153, 250, 106)  hsl(100, 94%, 70%)  Inchworm
#facb6a  rgb(250, 203, 106)  hsl(40, 94%, 70%)  Topaz
#6afacb  rgb(106, 250, 203)  hsl(160, 94%, 70%)  Aquamarine