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#E511AD

#e511ad ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#e511ad is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 6.67% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.58% magenta, 24.45% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 315.85°, with 86.18% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 5.

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Relative luminance0.2008

Complementary

  1. #e511ad
  2. #11e549

Split complementary

  1. #e511ad
  2. #43e511
  3. #11e5b3

Analogous

  1. #b311e5
  2. #e511ad
  3. #e51143

Triadic

  1. #e511ad
  2. #ade511
  3. #11ade5

Tetradic

  1. #e511ad
  2. #e54911
  3. #11e549
  4. #11ade5

Square

  1. #e511ad
  2. #e5b311
  3. #11e549
  4. #1143e5

Monochromatic

  1. #570641
  2. #9e0c77
  3. #e511ad
  4. #f250c7
  5. #f798de

Shades

#e511ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e511ad
  2. #ce0f9c
  3. #b70e8a
  4. #a00c79
  5. #890a68
  6. #730957
  7. #5c0745
  8. #450534
  9. #2e0323
  10. #170211
  11. #000000

Tints

#e511ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e511ad
  2. #e829b5
  3. #ea41bd
  4. #ed58c6
  5. #ef70ce
  6. #f288d6
  7. #f5a0de
  8. #f7b8e6
  9. #facfef
  10. #fce7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e511ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e511ad
  2. #db1ca9
  3. #d127a4
  4. #c732a0
  5. #bd3d9b
  6. #b34997
  7. #a85492
  8. #9e5f8e
  9. #946a89
  10. #8a7585
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b06292 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3867b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b87a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f41167 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d52af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b06bab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee1188 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e511ad {
  color: #e511ad;
}
Background
.bg-e511ad {
  background-color: #e511ad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e511ad {
  border: 2px solid #e511ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e511ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 17 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 86% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e511ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e511ad, #e51143);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e511ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 17 173 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 5.00 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 7.30 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.21 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.42 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 8.65 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 9.61 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.94 #1aee52 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#e511ad  rgb(229, 17, 173)  hsl(316, 86%, 48%)  Shocking Pink
#11e549  rgb(17, 229, 73)  hsl(136, 86%, 48%)  Malachite
#ade511  rgb(173, 229, 17)  hsl(76, 86%, 48%)  Inchworm
#11ade5  rgb(17, 173, 229)  hsl(196, 86%, 48%)  Deep Sky Blue