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#E427BC

#e427bc ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e427bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 15.29% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.89% magenta, 17.54% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 312.7°, with 77.78% saturation and 52.35% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 4.01.

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Relative luminance0.2158

Complementary

  1. #e427bc
  2. #27e44f

Split complementary

  1. #e427bc
  2. #5de427
  3. #27e4ae

Analogous

  1. #ae27e4
  2. #e427bc
  3. #e4275d

Triadic

  1. #e427bc
  2. #bce427
  3. #27bce4

Tetradic

  1. #e427bc
  2. #e44f27
  3. #27e44f
  4. #27bce4

Square

  1. #e427bc
  2. #e4ae27
  3. #27e44f
  4. #275de4

Monochromatic

  1. #650d53
  2. #a9158a
  3. #e427bc
  4. #ed6bd1
  5. #f5afe6

Shades

#e427bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e427bc
  2. #cd23a9
  3. #b61f96
  4. #a01b84
  5. #891771
  6. #72145e
  7. #5b104b
  8. #440c38
  9. #2e0826
  10. #170413
  11. #000000

Tints

#e427bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e427bc
  2. #e73dc3
  3. #e952c9
  4. #ec68d0
  5. #ef7dd7
  6. #f293de
  7. #f4a9e4
  8. #f7beeb
  9. #fad4f2
  10. #fce9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e427bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e427bc
  2. #da30b6
  3. #d039b0
  4. #c642aa
  5. #bc4ba4
  6. #b2549e
  7. #a85c98
  8. #9e6592
  9. #946e8c
  10. #8a7786
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1689c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #366ec0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #788ab8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f13273 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c59be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae70ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec2e96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e427bc {
  color: #e427bc;
}
Background
.bg-e427bc {
  background-color: #e427bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e427bc {
  border: 2px solid #e427bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e427bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 39 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 78% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e427bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e427bc, #e4275d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e427bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 39 188 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 4.01 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.21 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.20 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.57 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.57 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.75 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 10.06 #1bd843 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#e427bc  rgb(228, 39, 188)  hsl(313, 78%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#27e44f  rgb(39, 228, 79)  hsl(133, 78%, 52%)  Malachite
#bce427  rgb(188, 228, 39)  hsl(73, 78%, 52%)  Pear
#27bce4  rgb(39, 188, 228)  hsl(193, 78%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue