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#E040CD

#e040cd ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e040cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 25.1% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.43% magenta, 8.48% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 307.13°, with 72.07% saturation and 56.47% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 5.23.

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Relative luminance0.2392

Complementary

  1. #e040cd
  2. #40e053

Split complementary

  1. #e040cd
  2. #7de040
  3. #40e0a3

Analogous

  1. #a340e0
  2. #e040cd
  3. #e0407d

Triadic

  1. #e040cd
  2. #cde040
  3. #40cde0

Tetradic

  1. #e040cd
  2. #e05340
  3. #40e053
  4. #40cde0

Square

  1. #e040cd
  2. #e0a340
  3. #40e053
  4. #407de0

Monochromatic

  1. #741369
  2. #b61ea4
  3. #e040cd
  4. #eb82de
  5. #f5c4ef

Shades

#e040cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e040cd
  2. #ca3ab9
  3. #b333a4
  4. #9d2d90
  5. #86267b
  6. #702067
  7. #5a1a52
  8. #43133e
  9. #2d0d29
  10. #160615
  11. #000000

Tints

#e040cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e040cd
  2. #e353d2
  3. #e666d7
  4. #e979dc
  5. #ec8ce1
  6. #f0a0e6
  7. #f3b3eb
  8. #f6c6f0
  9. #f9d9f5
  10. #fcecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e040cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e040cd
  2. #d646c5
  3. #cd4dbe
  4. #c353b6
  5. #ba5aae
  6. #b060a7
  7. #a6669f
  8. #9d6d97
  9. #93738f
  10. #8a7a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b171a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a78d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #758ec9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea5082 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a66cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab77cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e64aa6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e040cd {
  color: #e040cd;
}
Background
.bg-e040cd {
  background-color: #e040cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e040cd {
  border: 2px solid #e040cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e040cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 64 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 307 72% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e040cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e040cd, #e0407d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e040cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 64 205 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 5.23 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.89 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.14 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.14 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.84 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 10.10 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.11 #1fbf32 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#e040cd  rgb(224, 64, 205)  hsl(307, 72%, 56%)  Shocking Pink
#40e053  rgb(64, 224, 83)  hsl(127, 72%, 56%)  Malachite
#cde040  rgb(205, 224, 64)  hsl(67, 72%, 56%)  Pear
#40cde0  rgb(64, 205, 224)  hsl(187, 72%, 56%)  Dark Turquoise