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#E51ECB

#e51ecb ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#e51ecb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.9% magenta, 11.35% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 307.84°, 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 5.02.

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Relative luminance0.219

Complementary

  1. #e51ecb
  2. #1ee538

Split complementary

  1. #e51ecb
  2. #67e51e
  3. #1ee59b

Analogous

  1. #9b1ee5
  2. #e51ecb
  3. #e51e67

Triadic

  1. #e51ecb
  2. #cbe51e
  3. #1ecbe5

Tetradic

  1. #e51ecb
  2. #e5381e
  3. #1ee538
  4. #1ecbe5

Square

  1. #e51ecb
  2. #e59b1e
  3. #1ee538
  4. #1e67e5

Monochromatic

  1. #5f0b54
  2. #a41391
  3. #e51ecb
  4. #ed63db
  5. #f5a7eb

Shades

#e51ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e51ecb
  2. #ce1bb7
  3. #b718a2
  4. #a0158e
  5. #89127a
  6. #730f66
  7. #5c0c51
  8. #45093d
  9. #2e0629
  10. #170314
  11. #000000

Tints

#e51ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e51ecb
  2. #e835d0
  3. #ea4bd5
  4. #ed62db
  5. #ef78e0
  6. #f28fe5
  7. #f5a5ea
  8. #f7bcef
  9. #fad2f5
  10. #fce9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e51ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e51ecb
  2. #db28c4
  3. #d132bc
  4. #c73bb5
  5. #bd45ad
  6. #b34fa6
  7. #a8599e
  8. #9e6397
  9. #946c8f
  10. #8a7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b267a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a6fcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #708bc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1377a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9959cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ac6fc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec2fa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e51ecb {
  color: #e51ecb;
}
Background
.bg-e51ecb {
  background-color: #e51ecb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e51ecb {
  border: 2px solid #e51ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e51ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 30 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 308 79% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e51ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e51ecb, #e51e67);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e51ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 30 203 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 5.02 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.67 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.67 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.00 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.16 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.57 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 11.14 #1ae134 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#e51ecb  rgb(229, 30, 203)  hsl(308, 79%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#1ee538  rgb(30, 229, 56)  hsl(128, 79%, 51%)  Malachite
#cbe51e  rgb(203, 229, 30)  hsl(68, 79%, 51%)  Pear
#1ecbe5  rgb(30, 203, 229)  hsl(188, 79%, 51%)  Dark Turquoise