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#CB72EA

#cb72ea ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#cb72ea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 44.71% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.25% cyan, 51.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 284.5°, with 74.07% saturation and 68.24% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 3.87.

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Relative luminance0.3067

Complementary

  1. #cb72ea
  2. #91ea72

Split complementary

  1. #cb72ea
  2. #cdea72
  3. #72ea8f

Analogous

  1. #8f72ea
  2. #cb72ea
  3. #ea72cd

Triadic

  1. #cb72ea
  2. #eacb72
  3. #72eacb

Tetradic

  1. #cb72ea
  2. #ea7291
  3. #91ea72
  4. #72eacb

Square

  1. #cb72ea
  2. #ea8f72
  3. #91ea72
  4. #72cdea

Monochromatic

  1. #8419aa
  2. #b22fe0
  3. #cb72ea
  4. #e4b5f4
  5. #f8edfc

Shades

#cb72ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb72ea
  2. #b767d3
  3. #a25bbb
  4. #8e50a4
  5. #7a448c
  6. #663975
  7. #512e5e
  8. #3d2246
  9. #29172f
  10. #140b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb72ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb72ea
  2. #d080ec
  3. #d58eee
  4. #db9cf0
  5. #e0aaf2
  6. #e5b9f5
  7. #eac7f7
  8. #efd5f9
  9. #f5e3fb
  10. #faf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb72ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb72ea
  2. #c473df
  3. #bc75d5
  4. #b576ca
  5. #ad78c0
  6. #a679b5
  7. #9e7aaa
  8. #977ca0
  9. #8f7d95
  10. #887f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae89be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5991ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7599e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca84a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9586ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f8be8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca7dc4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb72ea {
  color: #cb72ea;
}
Background
.bg-cb72ea {
  background-color: #cb72ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb72ea {
  border: 2px solid #cb72ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb72ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 114 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 74% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb72ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb72ea, #ea72cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb72ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 114 234 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 3.87 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.00 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.26 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.54 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.94 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.61 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.22 #348d15 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#cb72ea  rgb(203, 114, 234)  hsl(285, 74%, 68%)  Heliotrope
#91ea72  rgb(145, 234, 114)  hsl(105, 74%, 68%)  Light Green
#eacb72  rgb(234, 203, 114)  hsl(45, 74%, 68%)  Jasmine
#72eacb  rgb(114, 234, 203)  hsl(165, 74%, 68%)  Aquamarine