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#E51EC9

#e51ec9 ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#e51ec9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 11.76% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.9% magenta, 12.23% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 308.44°, with 79.28% saturation and 50.78% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 4.85.

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Relative luminance0.218

Complementary

  1. #e51ec9
  2. #1ee53a

Split complementary

  1. #e51ec9
  2. #65e51e
  3. #1ee59d

Analogous

  1. #9d1ee5
  2. #e51ec9
  3. #e51e65

Triadic

  1. #e51ec9
  2. #c9e51e
  3. #1ec9e5

Tetradic

  1. #e51ec9
  2. #e53a1e
  3. #1ee53a
  4. #1ec9e5

Square

  1. #e51ec9
  2. #e59d1e
  3. #1ee53a
  4. #1e65e5

Monochromatic

  1. #5f0b53
  2. #a4138f
  3. #e51ec9
  4. #ed63d9
  5. #f5a7ea

Shades

#e51ec9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e51ec9
  2. #ce1bb5
  3. #b718a1
  4. #a0158d
  5. #891279
  6. #730f65
  7. #5c0c50
  8. #45093c
  9. #2e0628
  10. #170314
  11. #000000

Tints

#e51ec9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e51ec9
  2. #e835ce
  3. #ea4bd4
  4. #ed62d9
  5. #ef78df
  6. #f28fe4
  7. #f5a5e9
  8. #f7bcef
  9. #fad2f4
  10. #fce9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e51ec9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e51ec9
  2. #db28c2
  3. #d132ba
  4. #c73bb3
  5. #bd45ac
  6. #b34fa5
  7. #a8599d
  8. #9e6396
  9. #946c8f
  10. #8a7687
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b267a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e6fcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #718ac5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f13679 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a59cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ac6fc7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec2e9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e51ec9 {
  color: #e51ec9;
}
Background
.bg-e51ec9 {
  background-color: #e51ec9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e51ec9 {
  border: 2px solid #e51ec9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e51ec9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 30 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 308 79% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e51ec9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e51ec9, #e51e65);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e51ec9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 30 201 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 4.85 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.92 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.92 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.16 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.92 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.64 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 11.37 #1ae136 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#e51ec9  rgb(229, 30, 201)  hsl(308, 79%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#1ee53a  rgb(30, 229, 58)  hsl(128, 79%, 51%)  Malachite
#c9e51e  rgb(201, 229, 30)  hsl(68, 79%, 51%)  Pear
#1ec9e5  rgb(30, 201, 229)  hsl(188, 79%, 51%)  Sky Blue