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#E511CC

#e511cc ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#e511cc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.58% magenta, 10.92% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 307.08°, 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 5.46.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.2142

Complementary

  1. #e511cc
  2. #11e52a

Split complementary

  1. #e511cc
  2. #62e511
  3. #11e594

Analogous

  1. #9411e5
  2. #e511cc
  3. #e51162

Triadic

  1. #e511cc
  2. #cce511
  3. #11cce5

Tetradic

  1. #e511cc
  2. #e52a11
  3. #11e52a
  4. #11cce5

Square

  1. #e511cc
  2. #e59411
  3. #11e52a
  4. #1162e5

Monochromatic

  1. #57064d
  2. #9e0c8d
  3. #e511cc
  4. #f250df
  5. #f798ec

Shades

#e511cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e511cc
  2. #ce0fb8
  3. #b70ea3
  4. #a00c8f
  5. #890a7a
  6. #730966
  7. #5c0752
  8. #45053d
  9. #2e0329
  10. #170214
  11. #000000

Tints

#e511cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e511cc
  2. #e829d1
  3. #ea41d6
  4. #ed58db
  5. #ef70e0
  6. #f288e6
  7. #f5a0eb
  8. #f7b8f0
  9. #facff5
  10. #fce7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e511cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e511cc
  2. #db1cc4
  3. #d127bd
  4. #c732b5
  5. #bd3dae
  6. #b349a6
  7. #a8549e
  8. #9e5f97
  9. #946a8f
  10. #8a7588
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b165a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #056dd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e89c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f03379 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9857cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab6dc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec29a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e511cc {
  color: #e511cc;
}
Background
.bg-e511cc {
  background-color: #e511cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e511cc {
  border: 2px solid #e511cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e511cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 17 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 307 86% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e511cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e511cc, #e51162);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e511cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 17 204 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 5.46 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.81 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.81 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.10 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.58 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.72 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.16 #1aee33 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#e511cc  rgb(229, 17, 204)  hsl(307, 86%, 48%)  Shocking Pink
#11e52a  rgb(17, 229, 42)  hsl(127, 86%, 48%)  Malachite
#cce511  rgb(204, 229, 17)  hsl(67, 86%, 48%)  Pear
#11cce5  rgb(17, 204, 229)  hsl(187, 86%, 48%)  Dark Turquoise