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#E40CC2

#e40cc2 ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#e40cc2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 4.71% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.74% magenta, 14.91% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 309.44°, with 90% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 5.16.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.2065

Complementary

  1. #e40cc2
  2. #0ce42e

Split complementary

  1. #e40cc2
  2. #56e40c
  3. #0ce49a

Analogous

  1. #9a0ce4
  2. #e40cc2
  3. #e40c56

Triadic

  1. #e40cc2
  2. #c2e40c
  3. #0cc2e4

Tetradic

  1. #e40cc2
  2. #e42e0c
  3. #0ce42e
  4. #0cc2e4

Square

  1. #e40cc2
  2. #e49a0c
  3. #0ce42e
  4. #0c56e4

Monochromatic

  1. #530446
  2. #9b0884
  3. #e40cc2
  4. #f547da
  5. #f990e9

Shades

#e40cc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e40cc2
  2. #cd0baf
  3. #b60a9b
  4. #a00888
  5. #890774
  6. #720661
  7. #5b054e
  8. #44043a
  9. #2e0227
  10. #170113
  11. #000000

Tints

#e40cc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e40cc2
  2. #e724c8
  3. #e93dce
  4. #ec55d4
  5. #ef6dda
  6. #f286e1
  7. #f49ee7
  8. #f7b6ed
  9. #facef3
  10. #fce7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e40cc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e40cc2
  2. #da18bb
  3. #d023b5
  4. #c62fae
  5. #bc3aa8
  6. #b246a1
  7. #a8529a
  8. #9e5d94
  9. #94698d
  10. #8a7487
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0639e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c6ac6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7188be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f12973 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9954c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab6cbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec2099 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e40cc2 {
  color: #e40cc2;
}
Background
.bg-e40cc2 {
  background-color: #e40cc2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e40cc2 {
  border: 2px solid #e40cc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e40cc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 12 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 90% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e40cc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e40cc2, #e40c56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e40cc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 12 194 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 5.16 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.90 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.21 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.21 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.73 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.95 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 11.02 #1bf33d Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#e40cc2  rgb(228, 12, 194)  hsl(309, 90%, 47%)  Shocking Pink
#0ce42e  rgb(12, 228, 46)  hsl(129, 90%, 47%)  Malachite
#c2e40c  rgb(194, 228, 12)  hsl(69, 90%, 47%)  Pear
#0cc2e4  rgb(12, 194, 228)  hsl(189, 90%, 47%)  Sky Blue