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#DC28AB

#dc28ab ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#dc28ab is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 15.69% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.82% magenta, 22.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 316.33°, with 72% saturation and 50.98% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 5.86.

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Relative luminance0.1967

Complementary

  1. #dc28ab
  2. #28dc59

Split complementary

  1. #dc28ab
  2. #51dc28
  3. #28dcb3

Analogous

  1. #b328dc
  2. #dc28ab
  3. #dc2851

Triadic

  1. #dc28ab
  2. #abdc28
  3. #28abdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc28ab
  2. #dc5928
  3. #28dc59
  4. #28abdc

Square

  1. #dc28ab
  2. #dcb328
  3. #28dc59
  4. #2851dc

Monochromatic

  1. #5c0f47
  2. #9e1a7a
  3. #dc28ab
  4. #e76ac5
  5. #f1acde

Shades

#dc28ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc28ab
  2. #c6249a
  3. #b02089
  4. #9a1c78
  5. #841867
  6. #6e1456
  7. #581044
  8. #420c33
  9. #2c0822
  10. #160411
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc28ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc28ab
  2. #e03eb3
  3. #e353bc
  4. #e769c4
  5. #ea7ecd
  6. #ee94d5
  7. #f1a9dd
  8. #f5bfe6
  9. #f8d4ee
  10. #fceaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc28ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc28ab
  2. #d331a7
  3. #ca3aa2
  4. #c0429e
  5. #b74b9a
  6. #ae5496
  7. #a55d91
  8. #9c668d
  9. #926e89
  10. #897784
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa6490 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e68ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7885a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea2b69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9855ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a96ca9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e52a88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc28ab {
  color: #dc28ab;
}
Background
.bg-dc28ab {
  background-color: #dc28ab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc28ab {
  border: 2px solid #dc28ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc28ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 40 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc28ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc28ab, #dc2851);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc28ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 40 171 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 5.86 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.40 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.89 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 7.96 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 9.29 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 10.08 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.60 #23d754 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#dc28ab  rgb(220, 40, 171)  hsl(316, 72%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#28dc59  rgb(40, 220, 89)  hsl(136, 72%, 51%)  Malachite
#abdc28  rgb(171, 220, 40)  hsl(76, 72%, 51%)  Yellow Green
#28abdc  rgb(40, 171, 220)  hsl(196, 72%, 51%)  Carolina Blue