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#E205BD

#e205bd ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#e205bd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 1.96% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.79% magenta, 16.37% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 310.05°, with 95.67% saturation and 45.29% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 5.59.

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Relative luminance0.1995

Complementary

  1. #e205bd
  2. #05e22a

Split complementary

  1. #e205bd
  2. #4ee205
  3. #05e299

Analogous

  1. #9905e2
  2. #e205bd
  3. #e2054e

Triadic

  1. #e205bd
  2. #bde205
  3. #05bde2

Tetradic

  1. #e205bd
  2. #e22a05
  3. #05e22a
  4. #05bde2

Square

  1. #e205bd
  2. #e29905
  3. #05e22a
  4. #054ee2

Monochromatic

  1. #4c0240
  2. #97037e
  3. #e205bd
  4. #fb39da
  5. #fc84e8

Shades

#e205bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e205bd
  2. #cb05aa
  3. #b50497
  4. #9e0484
  5. #880371
  6. #71035f
  7. #5a024c
  8. #440239
  9. #2d0126
  10. #170113
  11. #000000

Tints

#e205bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e205bd
  2. #e51ec4
  3. #e837ca
  4. #eb50d1
  5. #ee69d7
  6. #f182de
  7. #f39be5
  8. #f6b4eb
  9. #f9cdf2
  10. #fce6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e205bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e205bd
  2. #d811b7
  3. #ce1eb1
  4. #c52aab
  5. #bb36a5
  6. #b1439f
  7. #a74f98
  8. #9d5b92
  9. #94678c
  10. #8a7486
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae619a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e68c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7186b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef236f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9852bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa6abb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea1b95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e205bd {
  color: #e205bd;
}
Background
.bg-e205bd {
  background-color: #e205bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e205bd {
  border: 2px solid #e205bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e205bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 5 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 96% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e205bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e205bd, #e2054e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e205bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 5 189 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 5.59 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.30 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.70 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.12 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.12 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 10.12 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.43 #1dfa42 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#e205bd  rgb(226, 5, 189)  hsl(310, 96%, 45%)  Shocking Pink
#05e22a  rgb(5, 226, 42)  hsl(130, 96%, 45%)  Malachite
#bde205  rgb(189, 226, 5)  hsl(70, 96%, 45%)  Pear
#05bde2  rgb(5, 189, 226)  hsl(190, 96%, 45%)  Deep Sky Blue