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#DB16AB

#db16ab ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#db16ab is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 8.63% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.95% magenta, 21.92% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 314.62°, with 81.74% saturation and 47.25% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 6.82.

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Relative luminance0.1857

Complementary

  1. #db16ab
  2. #16db46

Split complementary

  1. #db16ab
  2. #48db16
  3. #16dba8

Analogous

  1. #a816db
  2. #db16ab
  3. #db1648

Triadic

  1. #db16ab
  2. #abdb16
  3. #16abdb

Tetradic

  1. #db16ab
  2. #db4616
  3. #16db46
  4. #16abdb

Square

  1. #db16ab
  2. #dba816
  3. #16db46
  4. #1648db

Monochromatic

  1. #50083e
  2. #950f75
  3. #db16ab
  4. #ed50c7
  5. #f496dd

Shades

#db16ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db16ab
  2. #c5149a
  3. #af1289
  4. #990f78
  5. #830d67
  6. #6e0b56
  7. #580944
  8. #420733
  9. #2c0422
  10. #160211
  11. #000000

Tints

#db16ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db16ab
  2. #df2db3
  3. #e245bc
  4. #e65cc4
  5. #e973cd
  6. #ed8bd5
  7. #f1a2dd
  8. #f4b9e6
  9. #f8d0ee
  10. #fbe8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db16ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db16ab
  2. #d221a7
  3. #c92ba2
  4. #c0369e
  5. #b7409a
  6. #ae4b96
  7. #a45691
  8. #9b608d
  9. #926b89
  10. #897584
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95f8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3364ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7482a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e91d66 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9650ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a768a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e41a87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db16ab {
  color: #db16ab;
}
Background
.bg-db16ab {
  background-color: #db16ab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db16ab {
  border: 2px solid #db16ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db16ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 22 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db16ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db16ab, #db1648);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db16ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 22 171 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 6.82 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.25 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.11 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.12 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 10.23 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.84 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.97 #24e954 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#db16ab  rgb(219, 22, 171)  hsl(315, 82%, 47%)  Shocking Pink
#16db46  rgb(22, 219, 70)  hsl(135, 82%, 47%)  Malachite
#abdb16  rgb(171, 219, 22)  hsl(75, 82%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#16abdb  rgb(22, 171, 219)  hsl(195, 82%, 47%)  Deep Sky Blue