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#DE23AC

#de23ac ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#de23ac is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 13.73% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.23% magenta, 22.52% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 316.04°, with 73.91% saturation and 50.39% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 5.67.

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Relative luminance0.1971

Complementary

  1. #de23ac
  2. #23de55

Split complementary

  1. #de23ac
  2. #4fde23
  3. #23deb2

Analogous

  1. #b223de
  2. #de23ac
  3. #de234f

Triadic

  1. #de23ac
  2. #acde23
  3. #23acde

Tetradic

  1. #de23ac
  2. #de5523
  3. #23de55
  4. #23acde

Square

  1. #de23ac
  2. #deb223
  3. #23de55
  4. #234fde

Monochromatic

  1. #5a0e46
  2. #9d1879
  3. #de23ac
  4. #e866c5
  5. #f2a8de

Shades

#de23ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de23ac
  2. #c8209b
  3. #b21c8a
  4. #9b1978
  5. #851567
  6. #6f1256
  7. #590e45
  8. #430b34
  9. #2c0722
  10. #160411
  11. #000000

Tints

#de23ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de23ac
  2. #e139b4
  3. #e54fbd
  4. #e865c5
  5. #eb7bcd
  6. #ef91d6
  7. #f2a7de
  8. #f5bde6
  9. #f8d3ee
  10. #fce9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de23ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de23ac
  2. #d52ca8
  3. #cb36a3
  4. #c23f9f
  5. #b8489a
  6. #af5296
  7. #a65b92
  8. #9c648d
  9. #936d89
  10. #897784
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac6391 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b68af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7885a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ec2669 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9954ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab6baa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e72589 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de23ac {
  color: #de23ac;
}
Background
.bg-de23ac {
  background-color: #de23ac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de23ac {
  border: 2px solid #de23ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de23ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 35 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de23ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de23ac, #de234f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de23ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 35 172 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 5.67 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.69 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 7.91 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.01 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 9.25 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 10.09 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.70 #21dc53 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#de23ac  rgb(222, 35, 172)  hsl(316, 74%, 50%)  Shocking Pink
#23de55  rgb(35, 222, 85)  hsl(136, 74%, 50%)  Malachite
#acde23  rgb(172, 222, 35)  hsl(76, 74%, 50%)  June Bud
#23acde  rgb(35, 172, 222)  hsl(196, 74%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue