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#E516AE

#e516ae ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#e516ae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 8.63% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.39% magenta, 24.02% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 315.94°, with 82.47% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 4.79.

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Relative luminance0.2029

Complementary

  1. #e516ae
  2. #16e54d

Split complementary

  1. #e516ae
  2. #47e516
  3. #16e5b5

Analogous

  1. #b516e5
  2. #e516ae
  3. #e51647

Triadic

  1. #e516ae
  2. #aee516
  3. #16aee5

Tetradic

  1. #e516ae
  2. #e54d16
  3. #16e54d
  4. #16aee5

Square

  1. #e516ae
  2. #e5b516
  3. #16e54d
  4. #1647e5

Monochromatic

  1. #590944
  2. #9f0f79
  3. #e516ae
  4. #ef59c7
  5. #f69ede

Shades

#e516ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e516ae
  2. #ce149d
  3. #b7128b
  4. #a00f7a
  5. #890d68
  6. #730b57
  7. #5c0946
  8. #450734
  9. #2e0423
  10. #170211
  11. #000000

Tints

#e516ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e516ae
  2. #e82db6
  3. #ea45be
  4. #ed5cc6
  5. #ef73ce
  6. #f28bd7
  7. #f5a2df
  8. #f7b9e7
  9. #fad0ef
  10. #fce8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e516ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e516ae
  2. #db21a9
  3. #d12ba5
  4. #c736a0
  5. #bd409c
  6. #b34b97
  7. #a85692
  8. #9e608e
  9. #946b89
  10. #8a7585
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.06:1 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 #f41768 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d53b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b06cac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee1789 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e516ae {
  color: #e516ae;
}
Background
.bg-e516ae {
  background-color: #e516ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e516ae {
  border: 2px solid #e516ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e516ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 22 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 82% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e516ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e516ae, #e51647);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e516ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 22 174 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 4.79 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 7.22 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.24 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.64 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 8.65 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 9.48 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.08 #1ae951 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#e516ae  rgb(229, 22, 174)  hsl(316, 82%, 49%)  Shocking Pink
#16e54d  rgb(22, 229, 77)  hsl(136, 82%, 49%)  Malachite
#aee516  rgb(174, 229, 22)  hsl(76, 82%, 49%)  Inchworm
#16aee5  rgb(22, 174, 229)  hsl(196, 82%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue