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#DC36CD

#dc36cd ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#dc36cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 21.18% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.45% magenta, 6.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 305.42°, with 70.34% saturation and 53.73% 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 6.04.

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Relative luminance0.2226

Complementary

  1. #dc36cd
  2. #36dc45

Split complementary

  1. #dc36cd
  2. #7adc36
  3. #36dc98

Analogous

  1. #9836dc
  2. #dc36cd
  3. #dc367a

Triadic

  1. #dc36cd
  2. #cddc36
  3. #36cddc

Tetradic

  1. #dc36cd
  2. #dc4536
  3. #36dc45
  4. #36cddc

Square

  1. #dc36cd
  2. #dc9836
  3. #36dc45
  4. #367adc

Monochromatic

  1. #67125f
  2. #a81d9c
  3. #dc36cd
  4. #e777dd
  5. #f3b8ed

Shades

#dc36cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc36cd
  2. #c631b9
  3. #b02ba4
  4. #9a2690
  5. #84207b
  6. #6e1b67
  7. #581652
  8. #42103e
  9. #2c0b29
  10. #160515
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc36cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc36cd
  2. #e04ad2
  3. #e35ed7
  4. #e772dc
  5. #ea86e1
  6. #ee9be6
  7. #f1afeb
  8. #f5c3f0
  9. #f8d7f5
  10. #fcebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc36cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc36cd
  2. #d33dc5
  3. #ca45be
  4. #c04cb6
  5. #b754ae
  6. #ae5ba7
  7. #a5629f
  8. #9c6a97
  9. #92718f
  10. #897988
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad6ba5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a73d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e8ac9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e54a80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9560cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a672cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e243a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc36cd {
  color: #dc36cd;
}
Background
.bg-dc36cd {
  background-color: #dc36cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc36cd {
  border: 2px solid #dc36cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc36cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 54 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 305 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc36cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc36cd, #dc367a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc36cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 54 205 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 6.04 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.36 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.57 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.57 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.37 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.63 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.98 #23c932 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#dc36cd  rgb(220, 54, 205)  hsl(305, 70%, 54%)  Shocking Pink
#36dc45  rgb(54, 220, 69)  hsl(125, 70%, 54%)  Malachite
#cddc36  rgb(205, 220, 54)  hsl(65, 70%, 54%)  Pear
#36cddc  rgb(54, 205, 220)  hsl(185, 70%, 54%)  Dark Turquoise