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#DC17BD

#dc17bd ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#dc17bd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 9.02% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.55% magenta, 14.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 309.44°, with 81.07% saturation and 47.65% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 6.4.

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Relative luminance0.195

Complementary

  1. #dc17bd
  2. #17dc36

Split complementary

  1. #dc17bd
  2. #5bdc17
  3. #17dc99

Analogous

  1. #9917dc
  2. #dc17bd
  3. #dc175b

Triadic

  1. #dc17bd
  2. #bddc17
  3. #17bddc

Tetradic

  1. #dc17bd
  2. #dc3617
  3. #17dc36
  4. #17bddc

Square

  1. #dc17bd
  2. #dc9917
  3. #17dc36
  4. #175bdc

Monochromatic

  1. #510946
  2. #971082
  3. #dc17bd
  4. #ed53d5
  5. #f498e6

Shades

#dc17bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc17bd
  2. #c615aa
  3. #b01297
  4. #9a1084
  5. #840e71
  6. #6e0c5f
  7. #58094c
  8. #420739
  9. #2c0526
  10. #160213
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc17bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc17bd
  2. #e02ec4
  3. #e345ca
  4. #e75dd1
  5. #ea74d7
  6. #ee8bde
  7. #f1a2e5
  8. #f5b9eb
  9. #f8d1f2
  10. #fce8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc17bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc17bd
  2. #d322b7
  3. #ca2cb1
  4. #c037ab
  5. #b741a5
  6. #ae4c9f
  7. #a55698
  8. #9c6192
  9. #926b8c
  10. #897686
  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 #aa6199 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f68c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d84b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e82e71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9453bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a669bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e32695 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc17bd {
  color: #dc17bd;
}
Background
.bg-dc17bd {
  background-color: #dc17bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc17bd {
  border: 2px solid #dc17bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc17bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 23 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 81% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc17bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc17bd, #dc175b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc17bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 23 189 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 6.40 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.66 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.99 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.40 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.40 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.41 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.43 #23e842 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#dc17bd  rgb(220, 23, 189)  hsl(309, 81%, 48%)  Shocking Pink
#17dc36  rgb(23, 220, 54)  hsl(129, 81%, 48%)  Malachite
#bddc17  rgb(189, 220, 23)  hsl(69, 81%, 48%)  Pear
#17bddc  rgb(23, 189, 220)  hsl(189, 81%, 48%)  Sky Blue