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#E456BC

#e456bc ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e456bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 33.73% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.28% magenta, 17.54% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 316.9°, with 72.45% saturation and 61.57% 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 6.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 5.4.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2678

Complementary

  1. #e456bc
  2. #56e47e

Split complementary

  1. #e456bc
  2. #75e456
  3. #56e4c5

Analogous

  1. #c556e4
  2. #e456bc
  3. #e45675

Triadic

  1. #e456bc
  2. #bce456
  3. #56bce4

Tetradic

  1. #e456bc
  2. #e47e56
  3. #56e47e
  4. #56bce4

Square

  1. #e456bc
  2. #e4c556
  3. #56e47e
  4. #5675e4

Monochromatic

  1. #8b166a
  2. #cd219c
  3. #e456bc
  4. #ef98d6
  5. #f9daf0

Shades

#e456bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e456bc
  2. #cd4da9
  3. #b64596
  4. #a03c84
  5. #893471
  6. #722b5e
  7. #5b224b
  8. #441a38
  9. #2e1126
  10. #170913
  11. #000000

Tints

#e456bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e456bc
  2. #e767c3
  3. #e978c9
  4. #ec89d0
  5. #ef9ad7
  6. #f2abde
  7. #f4bbe4
  8. #f7cceb
  9. #faddf2
  10. #fceef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e456bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e456bc
  2. #da5ab6
  3. #d05eb0
  4. #c663aa
  5. #bc67a4
  6. #b26b9e
  7. #a86f98
  8. #9e7392
  9. #94788c
  10. #8a7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b77ba2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e7fbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8996b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f15981 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a571be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b581ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec589c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e456bc {
  color: #e456bc;
}
Background
.bg-e456bc {
  background-color: #e456bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e456bc {
  border: 2px solid #e456bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e456bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 86 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 72% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e456bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e456bc, #e45675);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e456bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 86 188 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 5.40 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 6.16 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 6.29 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.44 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 7.18 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 7.19 #ff69b4 Hot Pink ΔE 8.23 #1ba943 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#e456bc  rgb(228, 86, 188)  hsl(317, 72%, 62%)  Shocking Pink
#56e47e  rgb(86, 228, 126)  hsl(137, 72%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#bce456  rgb(188, 228, 86)  hsl(77, 72%, 62%)  June Bud
#56bce4  rgb(86, 188, 228)  hsl(197, 72%, 62%)  Deep Sky Blue