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#CE38AE

#ce38ae ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ce38ae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 21.96% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.82% magenta, 15.53% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 312.8°, with 60.48% saturation and 51.37% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 7.54.

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Relative luminance0.1901

Complementary

  1. #ce38ae
  2. #38ce58

Split complementary

  1. #ce38ae
  2. #63ce38
  3. #38cea3

Analogous

  1. #a338ce
  2. #ce38ae
  3. #ce3863

Triadic

  1. #ce38ae
  2. #aece38
  3. #38aece

Tetradic

  1. #ce38ae
  2. #ce5838
  3. #38ce58
  4. #38aece

Square

  1. #ce38ae
  2. #cea338
  3. #38ce58
  4. #3863ce

Monochromatic

  1. #571649
  2. #95257d
  3. #ce38ae
  4. #dd75c7
  5. #ecb3e0

Shades

#ce38ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce38ae
  2. #b9329d
  3. #a52d8b
  4. #90277a
  5. #7c2268
  6. #671c57
  7. #521646
  8. #3e1134
  9. #290b23
  10. #150611
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce38ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce38ae
  2. #d34cb6
  3. #d860be
  4. #dd74c6
  5. #e288ce
  6. #e79cd7
  7. #ebafdf
  8. #f0c3e7
  9. #f5d7ef
  10. #faebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce38ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce38ae
  2. #c63fa9
  3. #be46a5
  4. #b74ea0
  5. #af559c
  6. #a75c97
  7. #9f6392
  8. #976a8e
  9. #907289
  10. #887985
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a26591 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e6ab1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7181aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9406f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f5ab0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f6bac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d53d8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce38ae {
  color: #ce38ae;
}
Background
.bg-ce38ae {
  background-color: #ce38ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ce38ae {
  border: 2px solid #ce38ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce38ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 56 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce38ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce38ae, #ce3863);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce38ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 56 174 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.54 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.70 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.27 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.70 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.92 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.10 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 11.49 #31c751 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ce38ae  rgb(206, 56, 174)  hsl(313, 60%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#38ce58  rgb(56, 206, 88)  hsl(133, 60%, 51%)  Malachite
#aece38  rgb(174, 206, 56)  hsl(73, 60%, 51%)  Yellow Green
#38aece  rgb(56, 174, 206)  hsl(193, 60%, 51%)  Moonstone Blue