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#E511CD

#e511cd ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#e511cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.58% magenta, 10.48% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 306.79°, 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 5.54.

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Relative luminance0.2147

Complementary

  1. #e511cd
  2. #11e529

Split complementary

  1. #e511cd
  2. #63e511
  3. #11e593

Analogous

  1. #9311e5
  2. #e511cd
  3. #e51163

Triadic

  1. #e511cd
  2. #cde511
  3. #11cde5

Tetradic

  1. #e511cd
  2. #e52911
  3. #11e529
  4. #11cde5

Square

  1. #e511cd
  2. #e59311
  3. #11e529
  4. #1163e5

Monochromatic

  1. #57064e
  2. #9e0c8d
  3. #e511cd
  4. #f250e0
  5. #f798ed

Shades

#e511cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e511cd
  2. #ce0fb9
  3. #b70ea4
  4. #a00c90
  5. #890a7b
  6. #730967
  7. #5c0752
  8. #45053e
  9. #2e0329
  10. #170215
  11. #000000

Tints

#e511cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e511cd
  2. #e829d2
  3. #ea41d7
  4. #ed58dc
  5. #ef70e1
  6. #f288e6
  7. #f5a0eb
  8. #f7b8f0
  9. #facff5
  10. #fce7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e511cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e511cd
  2. #db1cc5
  3. #d127be
  4. #c732b6
  5. #bd3dae
  6. #b349a7
  7. #a8549f
  8. #9e5f97
  9. #946a8f
  10. #8a7588
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b165a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ed1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d8ac9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0347a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9857d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab6dca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec29a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e511cd {
  color: #e511cd;
}
Background
.bg-e511cd {
  background-color: #e511cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e511cd {
  border: 2px solid #e511cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e511cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 17 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 307 86% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e511cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e511cd, #e51163);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e511cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 17 205 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 5.54 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.69 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.69 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.03 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.61 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.69 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.13 #1aee32 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#e511cd  rgb(229, 17, 205)  hsl(307, 86%, 48%)  Shocking Pink
#11e529  rgb(17, 229, 41)  hsl(127, 86%, 48%)  Malachite
#cde511  rgb(205, 229, 17)  hsl(67, 86%, 48%)  Pear
#11cde5  rgb(17, 205, 229)  hsl(187, 86%, 48%)  Dark Turquoise