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#CF3AEB

#cf3aeb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cf3aeb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 22.75% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.91% cyan, 75.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 290.51°, with 81.57% saturation and 57.45% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.74.

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Relative luminance0.2229

Complementary

  1. #cf3aeb
  2. #56eb3a

Split complementary

  1. #cf3aeb
  2. #aeeb3a
  3. #3aeb77

Analogous

  1. #773aeb
  2. #cf3aeb
  3. #eb3aae

Triadic

  1. #cf3aeb
  2. #ebcf3a
  3. #3aebcf

Tetradic

  1. #cf3aeb
  2. #eb3a56
  3. #56eb3a
  4. #3aebcf

Square

  1. #cf3aeb
  2. #eb773a
  3. #56eb3a
  4. #3aaeeb

Monochromatic

  1. #6d0d7f
  2. #a914c5
  3. #cf3aeb
  4. #e07ff2
  5. #f1c5f9

Shades

#cf3aeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf3aeb
  2. #ba34d4
  3. #a62ebc
  4. #9129a5
  5. #7c238d
  6. #681d76
  7. #53175e
  8. #3e1147
  9. #290c2f
  10. #150618
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf3aeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf3aeb
  2. #d44eed
  3. #d961ef
  4. #dd75f1
  5. #e289f3
  6. #e79df5
  7. #ecb0f7
  8. #f1c4f9
  9. #f5d8fb
  10. #faebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf3aeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf3aeb
  2. #c741e0
  3. #bf48d6
  4. #b74fcb
  5. #af56c0
  6. #a85db6
  7. #a064ab
  8. #986ba0
  9. #907295
  10. #88798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a66cb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e87e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d05e91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8465ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9470e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d052bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf3aeb {
  color: #cf3aeb;
}
Background
.bg-cf3aeb {
  background-color: #cf3aeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf3aeb {
  border: 2px solid #cf3aeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf3aeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 58 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 82% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf3aeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf3aeb, #eb3aae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf3aeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 58 235 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.74 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.31 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.15 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.15 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.73 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.78 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.90 #30c514 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cf3aeb  rgb(207, 58, 235)  hsl(291, 82%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#56eb3a  rgb(86, 235, 58)  hsl(111, 82%, 57%)  Neon Green
#ebcf3a  rgb(235, 207, 58)  hsl(51, 82%, 57%)  Citrine
#3aebcf  rgb(58, 235, 207)  hsl(171, 82%, 57%)  Turquoise