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#CB72EB

#cb72eb ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#cb72eb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.62% cyan, 51.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 284.13°, with 75.16% saturation and 68.43% 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 7.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.3073

Complementary

  1. #cb72eb
  2. #92eb72

Split complementary

  1. #cb72eb
  2. #cfeb72
  3. #72eb8e

Analogous

  1. #8e72eb
  2. #cb72eb
  3. #eb72cf

Triadic

  1. #cb72eb
  2. #ebcb72
  3. #72ebcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb72eb
  2. #eb7292
  3. #92eb72
  4. #72ebcb

Square

  1. #cb72eb
  2. #eb8e72
  3. #92eb72
  4. #72cfeb

Monochromatic

  1. #8518ac
  2. #b22fe2
  3. #cb72eb
  4. #e4b5f5
  5. #f8edfc

Shades

#cb72eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb72eb
  2. #b767d4
  3. #a25bbc
  4. #8e50a5
  5. #7a448d
  6. #663976
  7. #512e5e
  8. #3d2247
  9. #29172f
  10. #140b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb72eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb72eb
  2. #d080ed
  3. #d58eef
  4. #db9cf1
  5. #e0aaf3
  6. #e5b9f5
  7. #eac7f7
  8. #efd5f9
  9. #f5e3fb
  10. #faf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb72eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb72eb
  2. #c473e0
  3. #bc75d6
  4. #b576cb
  5. #ad78c0
  6. #a679b6
  7. #9e7aab
  8. #977ca0
  9. #8f7d95
  10. #887f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae89be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5891ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7499e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca84a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9486ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e8be9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca7dc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb72eb {
  color: #cb72eb;
}
Background
.bg-cb72eb {
  background-color: #cb72eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb72eb {
  border: 2px solid #cb72eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb72eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 114 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 75% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb72eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb72eb, #eb72cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb72eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 114 235 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 3.79 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.03 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.40 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.59 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.99 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.62 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.21 #348d14 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#cb72eb  rgb(203, 114, 235)  hsl(284, 75%, 68%)  Heliotrope
#92eb72  rgb(146, 235, 114)  hsl(104, 75%, 68%)  Light Green
#ebcb72  rgb(235, 203, 114)  hsl(44, 75%, 68%)  Jasmine
#72ebcb  rgb(114, 235, 203)  hsl(164, 75%, 68%)  Aquamarine