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#E515AE

#e515ae ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#e515ae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 8.24% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.83% magenta, 24.02% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 315.87°, with 83.2% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 4.82.

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Relative luminance0.2025

Complementary

  1. #e515ae
  2. #15e54c

Split complementary

  1. #e515ae
  2. #46e515
  3. #15e5b4

Analogous

  1. #b415e5
  2. #e515ae
  3. #e51546

Triadic

  1. #e515ae
  2. #aee515
  3. #15aee5

Tetradic

  1. #e515ae
  2. #e54c15
  3. #15e54c
  4. #15aee5

Square

  1. #e515ae
  2. #e5b415
  3. #15e54c
  4. #1546e5

Monochromatic

  1. #590844
  2. #9f0f79
  3. #e515ae
  4. #f057c7
  5. #f69dde

Shades

#e515ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e515ae
  2. #ce139d
  3. #b7118b
  4. #a00f7a
  5. #890d68
  6. #730b57
  7. #5c0846
  8. #450634
  9. #2e0423
  10. #170211
  11. #000000

Tints

#e515ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e515ae
  2. #e82cb6
  3. #ea44be
  4. #ed5bc6
  5. #ef73ce
  6. #f28ad7
  7. #f5a1df
  8. #f7b9e7
  9. #fad0ef
  10. #fce8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e515ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e515ae
  2. #db20a9
  3. #d12aa5
  4. #c735a0
  5. #bd409c
  6. #b34b97
  7. #a85592
  8. #9e608e
  9. #946b89
  10. #8a7585
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b06393 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3968b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b88aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f41668 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d53b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b06cac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee1689 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e515ae {
  color: #e515ae;
}
Background
.bg-e515ae {
  background-color: #e515ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e515ae {
  border: 2px solid #e515ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e515ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 21 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 83% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e515ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e515ae, #e51546);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e515ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 21 174 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 4.82 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 7.25 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.26 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.62 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 8.68 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 9.53 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.08 #1aea51 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#e515ae  rgb(229, 21, 174)  hsl(316, 83%, 49%)  Shocking Pink
#15e54c  rgb(21, 229, 76)  hsl(136, 83%, 49%)  Malachite
#aee515  rgb(174, 229, 21)  hsl(76, 83%, 49%)  Inchworm
#15aee5  rgb(21, 174, 229)  hsl(196, 83%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue