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#DC08AC

#dc08ac ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#dc08ac is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 3.14% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.36% magenta, 21.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 313.58°, with 92.98% saturation and 44.71% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 6.98.

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Relative luminance0.1837

Complementary

  1. #dc08ac
  2. #08dc38

Split complementary

  1. #dc08ac
  2. #42dc08
  3. #08dca2

Analogous

  1. #a208dc
  2. #dc08ac
  3. #dc0842

Triadic

  1. #dc08ac
  2. #acdc08
  3. #08acdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc08ac
  2. #dc3808
  3. #08dc38
  4. #08acdc

Square

  1. #dc08ac
  2. #dca208
  3. #08dc38
  4. #0842dc

Monochromatic

  1. #480339
  2. #920572
  3. #dc08ac
  4. #f839cd
  5. #fa83df

Shades

#dc08ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc08ac
  2. #c6079b
  3. #b0068a
  4. #9a0678
  5. #840567
  6. #6e0456
  7. #580345
  8. #420234
  9. #2c0222
  10. #160111
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc08ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc08ac
  2. #e021b4
  3. #e339bd
  4. #e752c5
  5. #ea6bcd
  6. #ee84d6
  7. #f19cde
  8. #f5b5e6
  9. #f8ceee
  10. #fce6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc08ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc08ac
  2. #d314a8
  3. #ca20a3
  4. #c02c9f
  5. #b7389a
  6. #ae4496
  7. #a55092
  8. #9c5c8d
  9. #926889
  10. #897484
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95e8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e63af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7382a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea1465 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #954eae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a766aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e51087 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc08ac {
  color: #dc08ac;
}
Background
.bg-dc08ac {
  background-color: #dc08ac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc08ac {
  border: 2px solid #dc08ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc08ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 8 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc08ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc08ac, #dc0842);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc08ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 8 172 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 6.98 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.30 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.51 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.41 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 10.49 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.93 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.22 #23f753 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#dc08ac  rgb(220, 8, 172)  hsl(314, 93%, 45%)  Shocking Pink
#08dc38  rgb(8, 220, 56)  hsl(134, 93%, 45%)  Malachite
#acdc08  rgb(172, 220, 8)  hsl(74, 93%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#08acdc  rgb(8, 172, 220)  hsl(194, 93%, 45%)  Deep Sky Blue