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#E40BC4

#e40bc4 ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#e40bc4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 4.31% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.18% magenta, 14.04% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 308.85°, with 90.79% saturation and 46.86% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 5.28.

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Relative luminance0.2072

Complementary

  1. #e40bc4
  2. #0be42b

Split complementary

  1. #e40bc4
  2. #57e40b
  3. #0be497

Analogous

  1. #970be4
  2. #e40bc4
  3. #e40b57

Triadic

  1. #e40bc4
  2. #c4e40b
  3. #0bc4e4

Tetradic

  1. #e40bc4
  2. #e42b0b
  3. #0be42b
  4. #0bc4e4

Square

  1. #e40bc4
  2. #e4970b
  3. #0be42b
  4. #0b57e4

Monochromatic

  1. #520447
  2. #9b0785
  3. #e40bc4
  4. #f645dc
  5. #fa8eea

Shades

#e40bc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e40bc4
  2. #cd0ab0
  3. #b6099d
  4. #a00889
  5. #890776
  6. #720662
  7. #5b044e
  8. #44033b
  9. #2e0227
  10. #170114
  11. #000000

Tints

#e40bc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e40bc4
  2. #e723ca
  3. #e93cd0
  4. #ec54d6
  5. #ef6ddc
  6. #f285e2
  7. #f49de7
  8. #f7b6ed
  9. #facef3
  10. #fce7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e40bc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e40bc4
  2. #da17bd
  3. #d022b6
  4. #c62eb0
  5. #bc3aa9
  6. #b246a2
  7. #a8519b
  8. #9e5d94
  9. #94698e
  10. #8a7487
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0639f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #176bc8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7088c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f02b74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9854c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab6cc1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec219a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e40bc4 {
  color: #e40bc4;
}
Background
.bg-e40bc4 {
  background-color: #e40bc4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e40bc4 {
  border: 2px solid #e40bc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e40bc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 11 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 91% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e40bc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e40bc4, #e40b57);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e40bc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 11 196 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 5.28 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.72 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.97 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.97 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.96 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 11.22 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 11.28 #1bf43b Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#e40bc4  rgb(228, 11, 196)  hsl(309, 91%, 47%)  Shocking Pink
#0be42b  rgb(11, 228, 43)  hsl(129, 91%, 47%)  Malachite
#c4e40b  rgb(196, 228, 11)  hsl(69, 91%, 47%)  Pear
#0bc4e4  rgb(11, 196, 228)  hsl(189, 91%, 47%)  Sky Blue