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#DC34AA

#dc34aa ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#dc34aa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 20.39% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.36% magenta, 22.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 317.86°, with 70.59% saturation and 53.33% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 5.44.

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Relative luminance0.2057

Complementary

  1. #dc34aa
  2. #34dc66

Split complementary

  1. #dc34aa
  2. #56dc34
  3. #34dcba

Analogous

  1. #ba34dc
  2. #dc34aa
  3. #dc3456

Triadic

  1. #dc34aa
  2. #aadc34
  3. #34aadc

Tetradic

  1. #dc34aa
  2. #dc6634
  3. #34dc66
  4. #34aadc

Square

  1. #dc34aa
  2. #dcba34
  3. #34dc66
  4. #3456dc

Monochromatic

  1. #65114c
  2. #a71d7e
  3. #dc34aa
  4. #e775c5
  5. #f2b6e1

Shades

#dc34aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc34aa
  2. #c62f99
  3. #b02a88
  4. #9a2477
  5. #841f66
  6. #6e1a55
  7. #581544
  8. #421033
  9. #2c0a22
  10. #160511
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc34aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc34aa
  2. #e048b3
  3. #e35dbb
  4. #e771c4
  5. #ea85cc
  6. #ee9ad5
  7. #f1aedd
  8. #f5c2e6
  9. #f8d6ee
  10. #fcebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc34aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc34aa
  2. #d33ca6
  3. #ca43a2
  4. #c04b9d
  5. #b75299
  6. #ae5a95
  7. #a56291
  8. #9c698d
  9. #927188
  10. #897884
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab6891 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #476cad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c87a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea356c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a5aac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab6fa8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e53489 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc34aa {
  color: #dc34aa;
}
Background
.bg-dc34aa {
  background-color: #dc34aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc34aa {
  border: 2px solid #dc34aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc34aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 52 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc34aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc34aa, #dc3456);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc34aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 52 170 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 5.44 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.77 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 7.09 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.48 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 8.58 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 9.01 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.39 #23cb55 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#dc34aa  rgb(220, 52, 170)  hsl(318, 71%, 53%)  Shocking Pink
#34dc66  rgb(52, 220, 102)  hsl(138, 71%, 53%)  Malachite
#aadc34  rgb(170, 220, 52)  hsl(78, 71%, 53%)  Yellow Green
#34aadc  rgb(52, 170, 220)  hsl(198, 71%, 53%)  Carolina Blue