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#DC0AAA

#dc0aaa ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#dc0aaa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 3.92% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.45% magenta, 22.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 314.29°, with 91.3% saturation and 45.1% 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 7.02.

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Relative luminance0.1834

Complementary

  1. #dc0aaa
  2. #0adc3c

Split complementary

  1. #dc0aaa
  2. #41dc0a
  3. #0adca5

Analogous

  1. #a50adc
  2. #dc0aaa
  3. #dc0a41

Triadic

  1. #dc0aaa
  2. #aadc0a
  3. #0aaadc

Tetradic

  1. #dc0aaa
  2. #dc3c0a
  3. #0adc3c
  4. #0aaadc

Square

  1. #dc0aaa
  2. #dca50a
  3. #0adc3c
  4. #0a41dc

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0339
  2. #930771
  3. #dc0aaa
  4. #f63cca
  5. #f986de

Shades

#dc0aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc0aaa
  2. #c60999
  3. #b00888
  4. #9a0777
  5. #840666
  6. #6e0555
  7. #580444
  8. #420333
  9. #2c0222
  10. #160111
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc0aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc0aaa
  2. #e023b3
  3. #e33bbb
  4. #e754c4
  5. #ea6ccc
  6. #ee85d5
  7. #f19ddd
  8. #f5b6e6
  9. #f8ceee
  10. #fce7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc0aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc0aaa
  2. #d316a6
  3. #ca22a2
  4. #c02d9d
  5. #b73999
  6. #ae4595
  7. #a55191
  8. #9c5d8d
  9. #926888
  10. #897484
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95e8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3063ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7482a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea1264 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964eac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a866a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e50f86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc0aaa {
  color: #dc0aaa;
}
Background
.bg-dc0aaa {
  background-color: #dc0aaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc0aaa {
  border: 2px solid #dc0aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc0aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 10 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 91% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc0aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc0aaa, #dc0a41);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc0aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 10 170 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.02 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.03 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.23 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.22 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 10.24 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.87 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.18 #23f555 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#dc0aaa  rgb(220, 10, 170)  hsl(314, 91%, 45%)  Shocking Pink
#0adc3c  rgb(10, 220, 60)  hsl(134, 91%, 45%)  Malachite
#aadc0a  rgb(170, 220, 10)  hsl(74, 91%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#0aaadc  rgb(10, 170, 220)  hsl(194, 91%, 45%)  Carolina Blue