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#E401CA

#e401ca ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#e401ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 0.39% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.56% magenta, 11.4% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 306.87°, with 99.13% saturation and 44.9% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 5.82.

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Relative luminance0.2078

Complementary

  1. #e401ca
  2. #01e41b

Split complementary

  1. #e401ca
  2. #59e401
  3. #01e48c

Analogous

  1. #8c01e4
  2. #e401ca
  3. #e40159

Triadic

  1. #e401ca
  2. #cae401
  3. #01cae4

Tetradic

  1. #e401ca
  2. #e41b01
  3. #01e41b
  4. #01cae4

Square

  1. #e401ca
  2. #e48c01
  3. #01e41b
  4. #0159e4

Monochromatic

  1. #4c0043
  2. #980187
  3. #e401ca
  4. #fe33e7
  5. #fe80f0

Shades

#e401ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e401ca
  2. #cd01b6
  3. #b601a2
  4. #a0018d
  5. #890179
  6. #720165
  7. #5b0051
  8. #44003d
  9. #2e0028
  10. #170014
  11. #000000

Tints

#e401ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e401ca
  2. #e71acf
  3. #e934d5
  4. #ec4dda
  5. #ef67df
  6. #f280e5
  7. #f499ea
  8. #f7b3ef
  9. #faccf4
  10. #fce6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e401ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e401ca
  2. #da0ec3
  3. #d01abb
  4. #c627b4
  5. #bc34ac
  6. #b241a5
  7. #a84d9e
  8. #9e5a96
  9. #94678f
  10. #8a7387
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b063a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c88c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f02d77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9754cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa6bc7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb229f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e401ca {
  color: #e401ca;
}
Background
.bg-e401ca {
  background-color: #e401ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e401ca {
  border: 2px solid #e401ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e401ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 1 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 307 99% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e401ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e401ca, #e40159);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e401ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 1 202 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 5.82 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.33 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.37 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.37 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.60 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.76 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.79 #1bfe35 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#e401ca  rgb(228, 1, 202)  hsl(307, 99%, 45%)  Shocking Pink
#01e41b  rgb(1, 228, 27)  hsl(127, 99%, 45%)  Malachite
#cae401  rgb(202, 228, 1)  hsl(67, 99%, 45%)  Pear
#01cae4  rgb(1, 202, 228)  hsl(187, 99%, 45%)  Dark Turquoise