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#E109A9

#e109a9 ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#e109a9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 3.53% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96% magenta, 24.89% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 315.56°, with 92.31% saturation and 45.88% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 6.15.

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Relative luminance0.1907

Complementary

  1. #e109a9
  2. #09e141

Split complementary

  1. #e109a9
  2. #3de109
  3. #09e1ad

Analogous

  1. #ad09e1
  2. #e109a9
  3. #e1093d

Triadic

  1. #e109a9
  2. #a9e109
  3. #09a9e1

Tetradic

  1. #e109a9
  2. #e14109
  3. #09e141
  4. #09a9e1

Square

  1. #e109a9
  2. #e1ad09
  3. #09e141
  4. #093de1

Monochromatic

  1. #4e033a
  2. #970672
  3. #e109a9
  4. #f73fc8
  5. #fa89dd

Shades

#e109a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e109a9
  2. #cb0898
  3. #b40787
  4. #9e0676
  5. #870565
  6. #710555
  7. #5a0444
  8. #440333
  9. #2d0222
  10. #170111
  11. #000000

Tints

#e109a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e109a9
  2. #e422b2
  3. #e73aba
  4. #ea53c3
  5. #ed6bcb
  6. #f084d4
  7. #f39ddd
  8. #f6b5e5
  9. #f9ceee
  10. #fce6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e109a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e109a9
  2. #d715a5
  3. #ce21a1
  4. #c42d9d
  5. #ba3999
  6. #b14595
  7. #a75090
  8. #9d5c8c
  9. #936888
  10. #8a7484
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad5f8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3664ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7884a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f00763 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a4fab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ac69a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0885 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e109a9 {
  color: #e109a9;
}
Background
.bg-e109a9 {
  background-color: #e109a9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e109a9 {
  border: 2px solid #e109a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e109a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 9 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 92% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e109a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e109a9, #e1093d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e109a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 9 169 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 6.15 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.34 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.92 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.07 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 9.13 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 10.44 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.46 #1ef656 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#e109a9  rgb(225, 9, 169)  hsl(316, 92%, 46%)  Shocking Pink
#09e141  rgb(9, 225, 65)  hsl(136, 92%, 46%)  Malachite
#a9e109  rgb(169, 225, 9)  hsl(76, 92%, 46%)  Inchworm
#09a9e1  rgb(9, 169, 225)  hsl(196, 92%, 46%)  Carolina Blue