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#DC27AA

#dc27aa ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#dc27aa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 15.29% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.27% magenta, 22.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 316.57°, with 72.11% saturation and 50.78% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 5.96.

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Relative luminance0.1957

Complementary

  1. #dc27aa
  2. #27dc59

Split complementary

  1. #dc27aa
  2. #4fdc27
  3. #27dcb3

Analogous

  1. #b327dc
  2. #dc27aa
  3. #dc274f

Triadic

  1. #dc27aa
  2. #aadc27
  3. #27aadc

Tetradic

  1. #dc27aa
  2. #dc5927
  3. #27dc59
  4. #27aadc

Square

  1. #dc27aa
  2. #dcb327
  3. #27dc59
  4. #274fdc

Monochromatic

  1. #5b0f46
  2. #9d1979
  3. #dc27aa
  4. #e769c4
  5. #f1abde

Shades

#dc27aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc27aa
  2. #c62399
  3. #b01f88
  4. #9a1b77
  5. #841766
  6. #6e1455
  7. #581044
  8. #420c33
  9. #2c0822
  10. #160411
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc27aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc27aa
  2. #e03db3
  3. #e352bb
  4. #e768c4
  5. #ea7dcc
  6. #ee93d5
  7. #f1a9dd
  8. #f5bee6
  9. #f8d4ee
  10. #fce9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc27aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc27aa
  2. #d330a6
  3. #ca39a2
  4. #c0429d
  5. #b74b99
  6. #ae5495
  7. #a55c91
  8. #9c658d
  9. #926e88
  10. #897784
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa6390 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e68ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7885a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea2968 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9855ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa6ba8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e52888 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc27aa {
  color: #dc27aa;
}
Background
.bg-dc27aa {
  background-color: #dc27aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc27aa {
  border: 2px solid #dc27aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc27aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 39 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc27aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc27aa, #dc274f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc27aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 39 170 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 5.96 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.30 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.71 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 7.94 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 9.22 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 10.09 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.51 #23d855 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#dc27aa  rgb(220, 39, 170)  hsl(317, 72%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#27dc59  rgb(39, 220, 89)  hsl(137, 72%, 51%)  Malachite
#aadc27  rgb(170, 220, 39)  hsl(77, 72%, 51%)  Yellow Green
#27aadc  rgb(39, 170, 220)  hsl(197, 72%, 51%)  Carolina Blue