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#CB85D3

#cb85d3 ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#cb85d3 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 52.16% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.79% cyan, 36.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 293.85°, with 46.99% saturation and 67.45% 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 7.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 5.36.

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Relative luminance0.3417

Complementary

  1. #cb85d3
  2. #8dd385

Split complementary

  1. #cb85d3
  2. #b4d385
  3. #85d3a4

Analogous

  1. #a485d3
  2. #cb85d3
  3. #d385b4

Triadic

  1. #cb85d3
  2. #d3cb85
  3. #85d3cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb85d3
  2. #d3858d
  3. #8dd385
  4. #85d3cb

Square

  1. #cb85d3
  2. #d3a485
  3. #8dd385
  4. #85b4d3

Monochromatic

  1. #83338c
  2. #b34dbf
  3. #cb85d3
  4. #e3bde7
  5. #f9f0fa

Shades

#cb85d3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb85d3
  2. #b778be
  3. #a26aa9
  4. #8e5d94
  5. #7a507f
  6. #66436a
  7. #513554
  8. #3d283f
  9. #291b2a
  10. #140d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb85d3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb85d3
  2. #d091d7
  3. #d59ddc
  4. #dbaae0
  5. #e0b6e5
  6. #e5c2e9
  7. #eaceed
  8. #efdaf2
  9. #f5e7f6
  10. #faf3fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb85d3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb85d3
  2. #c485cb
  3. #bc84c2
  4. #b584ba
  5. #ad83b2
  6. #a683aa
  7. #9e82a1
  8. #978299
  9. #8f8191
  10. #888188
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b295b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d99d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8fa1d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce8da2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a291d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa97d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd8ab8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb85d3 {
  color: #cb85d3;
}
Background
.bg-cb85d3 {
  background-color: #cb85d3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb85d3 {
  border: 2px solid #cb85d3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb85d3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 133 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 47% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb85d3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb85d3, #d385b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb85d3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 133 211 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.36 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.13 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.42 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.35 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.38 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.27 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.50 #347a2c Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Orchid
#cb85d3  rgb(203, 133, 211)  hsl(294, 47%, 67%)  Orchid
#8dd385  rgb(141, 211, 133)  hsl(114, 47%, 67%)  Pastel Green
#d3cb85  rgb(211, 203, 133)  hsl(54, 47%, 67%)  Dark Khaki
#85d3cb  rgb(133, 211, 203)  hsl(174, 47%, 67%)  Medium Turquoise