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#DB17BC

#db17bc ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#db17bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 9.02% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.5% magenta, 14.16% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 309.49°, with 80.99% saturation and 47.45% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 6.59.

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Relative luminance0.193

Complementary

  1. #db17bc
  2. #17db36

Split complementary

  1. #db17bc
  2. #5adb17
  3. #17db98

Analogous

  1. #9817db
  2. #db17bc
  3. #db175a

Triadic

  1. #db17bc
  2. #bcdb17
  3. #17bcdb

Tetradic

  1. #db17bc
  2. #db3617
  3. #17db36
  4. #17bcdb

Square

  1. #db17bc
  2. #db9817
  3. #17db36
  4. #175adb

Monochromatic

  1. #510845
  2. #961081
  3. #db17bc
  4. #ed52d4
  5. #f497e5

Shades

#db17bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db17bc
  2. #c515a9
  3. #af1296
  4. #991084
  5. #830e71
  6. #6e0c5e
  7. #58094b
  8. #420738
  9. #2c0526
  10. #160213
  11. #000000

Tints

#db17bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db17bc
  2. #df2ec3
  3. #e245c9
  4. #e65dd0
  5. #e974d7
  6. #ed8bde
  7. #f1a2e4
  8. #f4b9eb
  9. #f8d1f2
  10. #fbe8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db17bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db17bc
  2. #d222b6
  3. #c92cb0
  4. #c037aa
  5. #b741a4
  6. #ae4c9e
  7. #a45698
  8. #9b6192
  9. #926b8c
  10. #897686
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a96199 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f68c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d83b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e72d70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9353be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a569ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e22695 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db17bc {
  color: #db17bc;
}
Background
.bg-db17bc {
  background-color: #db17bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db17bc {
  border: 2px solid #db17bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db17bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 23 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 81% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db17bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db17bc, #db175a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db17bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 23 188 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 6.59 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.71 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.80 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.32 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.53 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.63 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.63 #24e843 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#db17bc  rgb(219, 23, 188)  hsl(309, 81%, 47%)  Shocking Pink
#17db36  rgb(23, 219, 54)  hsl(129, 81%, 47%)  Malachite
#bcdb17  rgb(188, 219, 23)  hsl(69, 81%, 47%)  Pear
#17bcdb  rgb(23, 188, 219)  hsl(189, 81%, 47%)  Deep Sky Blue