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#DC22AA

#dc22aa ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#dc22aa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 13.33% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.55% magenta, 22.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 316.13°, with 73.23% saturation and 49.8% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 6.19.

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Relative luminance0.1926

Complementary

  1. #dc22aa
  2. #22dc54

Split complementary

  1. #dc22aa
  2. #4ddc22
  3. #22dcb1

Analogous

  1. #b122dc
  2. #dc22aa
  3. #dc224d

Triadic

  1. #dc22aa
  2. #aadc22
  3. #22aadc

Tetradic

  1. #dc22aa
  2. #dc5422
  3. #22dc54
  4. #22aadc

Square

  1. #dc22aa
  2. #dcb122
  3. #22dc54
  4. #224ddc

Monochromatic

  1. #570e44
  2. #9a1877
  3. #dc22aa
  4. #e764c4
  5. #f1a6dd

Shades

#dc22aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc22aa
  2. #c61f99
  3. #b01b88
  4. #9a1877
  5. #841466
  6. #6e1155
  7. #580e44
  8. #420a33
  9. #2c0722
  10. #160311
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc22aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc22aa
  2. #e038b3
  3. #e34ebb
  4. #e764c4
  5. #ea7acc
  6. #ee91d5
  7. #f1a7dd
  8. #f5bde6
  9. #f8d3ee
  10. #fce9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc22aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc22aa
  2. #d32ba6
  3. #ca35a2
  4. #c03e9d
  5. #b74899
  6. #ae5195
  7. #a55a91
  8. #9c648d
  9. #926d88
  10. #897784
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa628f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b67ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7784a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea2567 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9853ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a96aa8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e52487 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc22aa {
  color: #dc22aa;
}
Background
.bg-dc22aa {
  background-color: #dc22aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc22aa {
  border: 2px solid #dc22aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc22aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 34 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc22aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc22aa, #dc224d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc22aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 34 170 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 6.19 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.50 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.51 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.24 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 9.45 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 10.44 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.58 #23dd55 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#dc22aa  rgb(220, 34, 170)  hsl(316, 73%, 50%)  Shocking Pink
#22dc54  rgb(34, 220, 84)  hsl(136, 73%, 50%)  Malachite
#aadc22  rgb(170, 220, 34)  hsl(76, 73%, 50%)  Yellow Green
#22aadc  rgb(34, 170, 220)  hsl(196, 73%, 50%)  Carolina Blue