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#DB28AC

#db28ac ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#db28ac is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 15.69% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.74% magenta, 21.46% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 315.75°, with 71.31% saturation and 50.78% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 5.99.

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Relative luminance0.1956

Complementary

  1. #db28ac
  2. #28db57

Split complementary

  1. #db28ac
  2. #53db28
  3. #28dbb0

Analogous

  1. #b028db
  2. #db28ac
  3. #db2853

Triadic

  1. #db28ac
  2. #acdb28
  3. #28acdb

Tetradic

  1. #db28ac
  2. #db5728
  3. #28db57
  4. #28acdb

Square

  1. #db28ac
  2. #dbb028
  3. #28db57
  4. #2853db

Monochromatic

  1. #5b0f47
  2. #9c1a7a
  3. #db28ac
  4. #e66ac5
  5. #f1abdf

Shades

#db28ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db28ac
  2. #c5249b
  3. #af208a
  4. #991c78
  5. #831867
  6. #6e1456
  7. #581045
  8. #420c34
  9. #2c0822
  10. #160411
  11. #000000

Tints

#db28ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db28ac
  2. #df3eb4
  3. #e253bd
  4. #e669c5
  5. #e97ecd
  6. #ed94d6
  7. #f1a9de
  8. #f4bfe6
  9. #f8d4ee
  10. #fbeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db28ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db28ac
  2. #d231a8
  3. #c93aa3
  4. #c0429f
  5. #b74b9a
  6. #ae5496
  7. #a45d92
  8. #9b668d
  9. #926e89
  10. #897784
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa6391 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c68af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7784a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e92c6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9755ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a86baa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e32a89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db28ac {
  color: #db28ac;
}
Background
.bg-db28ac {
  background-color: #db28ac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db28ac {
  border: 2px solid #db28ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db28ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 40 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db28ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db28ac, #db2853);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db28ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 40 172 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 5.99 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.56 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.93 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.26 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 9.60 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 10.37 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.38 #24d753 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#db28ac  rgb(219, 40, 172)  hsl(316, 71%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#28db57  rgb(40, 219, 87)  hsl(136, 71%, 51%)  Malachite
#acdb28  rgb(172, 219, 40)  hsl(76, 71%, 51%)  Yellow Green
#28acdb  rgb(40, 172, 219)  hsl(196, 71%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue