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#DC12CD

#dc12cd ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#dc12cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 7.06% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.82% magenta, 6.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 304.46°, with 84.87% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 7.3.

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Relative luminance0.2006

Complementary

  1. #dc12cd
  2. #12dc21

Split complementary

  1. #dc12cd
  2. #68dc12
  3. #12dc86

Analogous

  1. #8612dc
  2. #dc12cd
  3. #dc1268

Triadic

  1. #dc12cd
  2. #cddc12
  3. #12cddc

Tetradic

  1. #dc12cd
  2. #dc2112
  3. #12dc21
  4. #12cddc

Square

  1. #dc12cd
  2. #dc8612
  3. #12dc21
  4. #1268dc

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0649
  2. #950c8b
  3. #dc12cd
  4. #f04ae4
  5. #f691ee

Shades

#dc12cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc12cd
  2. #c610b9
  3. #b00ea4
  4. #9a0d90
  5. #840b7b
  6. #6e0967
  7. #580752
  8. #42053e
  9. #2c0429
  10. #160215
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc12cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc12cd
  2. #e02ad2
  3. #e341d7
  4. #e759dc
  5. #ea71e1
  6. #ee89e6
  7. #f1a0eb
  8. #f5b8f0
  9. #f8d0f5
  10. #fce7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc12cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc12cd
  2. #d31dc5
  3. #ca28be
  4. #c033b6
  5. #b73eae
  6. #ae49a7
  7. #a5549f
  8. #9c5f97
  9. #926a8f
  10. #897588
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab62a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6585c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6387a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9055d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a269cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e22da2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc12cd {
  color: #dc12cd;
}
Background
.bg-dc12cd {
  background-color: #dc12cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc12cd {
  border: 2px solid #dc12cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc12cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 18 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 304 85% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc12cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc12cd, #dc1268);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc12cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 18 205 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.30 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.37 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.72 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.72 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.27 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.31 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 12.13 #23ed32 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#dc12cd  rgb(220, 18, 205)  hsl(304, 85%, 47%)  Shocking Pink
#12dc21  rgb(18, 220, 33)  hsl(124, 85%, 47%)  Lime Green
#cddc12  rgb(205, 220, 18)  hsl(64, 85%, 47%)  Pear
#12cddc  rgb(18, 205, 220)  hsl(184, 85%, 47%)  Dark Turquoise