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#E232CD

#e232cd ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e232cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 19.61% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.88% magenta, 9.29% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 307.16°, with 75.21% saturation and 54.12% 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 5.11.

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Relative luminance0.2286

Complementary

  1. #e232cd
  2. #32e247

Split complementary

  1. #e232cd
  2. #75e232
  3. #32e29f

Analogous

  1. #9f32e2
  2. #e232cd
  3. #e23275

Triadic

  1. #e232cd
  2. #cde232
  3. #32cde2

Tetradic

  1. #e232cd
  2. #e24732
  3. #32e247
  4. #32cde2

Square

  1. #e232cd
  2. #e29f32
  3. #32e247
  4. #3275e2

Monochromatic

  1. #6c0f61
  2. #af199d
  3. #e232cd
  4. #eb75dd
  5. #f5b8ee

Shades

#e232cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e232cd
  2. #cb2db9
  3. #b528a4
  4. #9e2390
  5. #881e7b
  6. #711967
  7. #5a1452
  8. #440f3e
  9. #2d0a29
  10. #170515
  11. #000000

Tints

#e232cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e232cd
  2. #e547d2
  3. #e85bd7
  4. #eb70dc
  5. #ee84e1
  6. #f199e6
  7. #f3adeb
  8. #f6c2f0
  9. #f9d6f5
  10. #fcebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e232cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e232cd
  2. #d83ac5
  3. #ce42be
  4. #c549b6
  5. #bb51ae
  6. #b159a7
  7. #a7619f
  8. #9d6997
  9. #94708f
  10. #8a7888
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b16ca6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b73d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #728cc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ed457f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9960cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab73cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e83ea4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e232cd {
  color: #e232cd;
}
Background
.bg-e232cd {
  background-color: #e232cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e232cd {
  border: 2px solid #e232cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e232cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 50 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 307 75% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e232cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e232cd, #e23275);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e232cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 50 205 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 5.11 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.18 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.18 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.21 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.23 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.24 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 11.18 #1dcd32 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#e232cd  rgb(226, 50, 205)  hsl(307, 75%, 54%)  Shocking Pink
#32e247  rgb(50, 226, 71)  hsl(127, 75%, 54%)  Malachite
#cde232  rgb(205, 226, 50)  hsl(67, 75%, 54%)  Pear
#32cde2  rgb(50, 205, 226)  hsl(187, 75%, 54%)  Dark Turquoise