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#DB26AE

#db26ae ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#db26ae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 14.9% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.65% magenta, 20.55% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 314.92°, with 71.54% saturation and 50.39% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 6.

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Relative luminance0.195

Complementary

  1. #db26ae
  2. #26db53

Split complementary

  1. #db26ae
  2. #53db26
  3. #26dbae

Analogous

  1. #ae26db
  2. #db26ae
  3. #db2653

Triadic

  1. #db26ae
  2. #aedb26
  3. #26aedb

Tetradic

  1. #db26ae
  2. #db5326
  3. #26db53
  4. #26aedb

Square

  1. #db26ae
  2. #dbae26
  3. #26db53
  4. #2653db

Monochromatic

  1. #590f47
  2. #9b1a7b
  3. #db26ae
  4. #e668c6
  5. #f1a9df

Shades

#db26ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db26ae
  2. #c5229d
  3. #af1e8b
  4. #991b7a
  5. #831768
  6. #6e1357
  7. #580f46
  8. #420b34
  9. #2c0823
  10. #160411
  11. #000000

Tints

#db26ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db26ae
  2. #df3cb6
  3. #e251be
  4. #e667c6
  5. #e97dce
  6. #ed93d7
  7. #f1a8df
  8. #f4bee7
  9. #f8d4ef
  10. #fbe9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db26ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db26ae
  2. #d22fa9
  3. #c938a5
  4. #c041a0
  5. #b74a9c
  6. #ae5397
  7. #a45c92
  8. #9b658e
  9. #926e89
  10. #897785
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa6392 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3968b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7684aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e92c6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9755b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a86bac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e32a8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db26ae {
  color: #db26ae;
}
Background
.bg-db26ae {
  background-color: #db26ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db26ae {
  border: 2px solid #db26ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db26ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 38 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db26ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db26ae, #db2653);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db26ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 38 174 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 6.00 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.93 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.12 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.55 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 9.93 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.13 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 10.66 #24d951 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#db26ae  rgb(219, 38, 174)  hsl(315, 72%, 50%)  Shocking Pink
#26db53  rgb(38, 219, 83)  hsl(135, 72%, 50%)  Malachite
#aedb26  rgb(174, 219, 38)  hsl(75, 72%, 50%)  June Bud
#26aedb  rgb(38, 174, 219)  hsl(195, 72%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue