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#E400BC

#e400bc ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#e400bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 0% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 17.54% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 310.53°, with 100% saturation and 44.71% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 5.24.

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Relative luminance0.2012

Complementary

  1. #e400bc
  2. #00e428

Split complementary

  1. #e400bc
  2. #4ae400
  3. #00e49a

Analogous

  1. #9a00e4
  2. #e400bc
  3. #e4004a

Triadic

  1. #e400bc
  2. #bce400
  3. #00bce4

Tetradic

  1. #e400bc
  2. #e42800
  3. #00e428
  4. #00bce4

Square

  1. #e400bc
  2. #e49a00
  3. #00e428
  4. #004ae4

Monochromatic

  1. #4b003e
  2. #98007d
  3. #e400bc
  4. #ff32db
  5. #ff7ee8

Shades

#e400bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e400bc
  2. #cd00a9
  3. #b60096
  4. #a00084
  5. #890071
  6. #72005e
  7. #5b004b
  8. #440038
  9. #2e0026
  10. #170013
  11. #000000

Tints

#e400bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e400bc
  2. #e71ac3
  3. #e933c9
  4. #ec4dd0
  5. #ef66d7
  6. #f280de
  7. #f499e4
  8. #f7b3eb
  9. #faccf2
  10. #fce6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e400bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e400bc
  2. #da0db6
  3. #d01ab0
  4. #c626aa
  5. #bc33a4
  6. #b2409e
  7. #a84d98
  8. #9e5a92
  9. #94668c
  10. #8a7386
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af619a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2168c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7387b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f21f6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9951be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ac6ab9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec1694 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e400bc {
  color: #e400bc;
}
Background
.bg-e400bc {
  background-color: #e400bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e400bc {
  border: 2px solid #e400bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e400bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 0 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 100% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e400bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e400bc, #e4004a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e400bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 0 188 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 5.24 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.32 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.60 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 10.07 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.13 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.13 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.29 #1bff43 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#e400bc  rgb(228, 0, 188)  hsl(311, 100%, 45%)  Shocking Pink
#00e428  rgb(0, 228, 40)  hsl(131, 100%, 45%)  Malachite
#bce400  rgb(188, 228, 0)  hsl(71, 100%, 45%)  Pear
#00bce4  rgb(0, 188, 228)  hsl(191, 100%, 45%)  Deep Sky Blue