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#E042BE

#e042be ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e042be is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 25.88% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.54% magenta, 15.18% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 312.91°, with 71.82% saturation and 56.86% 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 4.17.

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Relative luminance0.2346

Complementary

  1. #e042be
  2. #42e064

Split complementary

  1. #e042be
  2. #6fe042
  3. #42e0b3

Analogous

  1. #b342e0
  2. #e042be
  3. #e0426f

Triadic

  1. #e042be
  2. #bee042
  3. #42bee0

Tetradic

  1. #e042be
  2. #e06442
  3. #42e064
  4. #42bee0

Square

  1. #e042be
  2. #e0b342
  3. #42e064
  4. #426fe0

Monochromatic

  1. #761361
  2. #b71e96
  3. #e042be
  4. #eb84d5
  5. #f6c5eb

Shades

#e042be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e042be
  2. #ca3bab
  3. #b33598
  4. #9d2e85
  5. #862872
  6. #70215f
  7. #5a1a4c
  8. #431439
  9. #2d0d26
  10. #160713
  11. #000000

Tints

#e042be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e042be
  2. #e355c5
  3. #e668cb
  4. #e97bd2
  5. #ec8ed8
  6. #f0a1df
  7. #f3b3e5
  8. #f6c6ec
  9. #f9d9f2
  10. #fcecf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e042be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e042be
  2. #d648b8
  3. #cd4eb2
  4. #c355ab
  5. #ba5ba5
  6. #b0619f
  7. #a66799
  8. #9d6d93
  9. #93748c
  10. #8a7a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1709f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4875c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c8eba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ec4a7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d65c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad77bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7479a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e042be {
  color: #e042be;
}
Background
.bg-e042be {
  background-color: #e042be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e042be {
  border: 2px solid #e042be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e042be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 66 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 72% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e042be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e042be, #e0426f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e042be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 66 190 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 4.17 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.01 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.36 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.46 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 9.20 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.20 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.24 #1fbd41 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#e042be  rgb(224, 66, 190)  hsl(313, 72%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#42e064  rgb(66, 224, 100)  hsl(133, 72%, 57%)  Malachite
#bee042  rgb(190, 224, 66)  hsl(73, 72%, 57%)  June Bud
#42bee0  rgb(66, 190, 224)  hsl(193, 72%, 57%)  Sky Blue