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#E540CD

#e540cd ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e540cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 25.1% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.05% magenta, 10.48% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 308.73°, with 76.04% saturation and 57.45% 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 5.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 4.55.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.2473

Complementary

  1. #e540cd
  2. #40e558

Split complementary

  1. #e540cd
  2. #7ae540
  3. #40e5ab

Analogous

  1. #ab40e5
  2. #e540cd
  3. #e5407a

Triadic

  1. #e540cd
  2. #cde540
  3. #40cde5

Tetradic

  1. #e540cd
  2. #e55840
  3. #40e558
  4. #40cde5

Square

  1. #e540cd
  2. #e5ab40
  3. #40e558
  4. #407ae5

Monochromatic

  1. #7b116c
  2. #bf1aa7
  3. #e540cd
  4. #ee83df
  5. #f7c7f0

Shades

#e540cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e540cd
  2. #ce3ab9
  3. #b733a4
  4. #a02d90
  5. #89267b
  6. #732067
  7. #5c1a52
  8. #45133e
  9. #2e0d29
  10. #170615
  11. #000000

Tints

#e540cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e540cd
  2. #e853d2
  3. #ea66d7
  4. #ed79dc
  5. #ef8ce1
  6. #f2a0e6
  7. #f5b3eb
  8. #f7c6f0
  9. #fad9f5
  10. #fcecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e540cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e540cd
  2. #db46c5
  3. #d14dbe
  4. #c753b6
  5. #bd5aae
  6. #b360a7
  7. #a8669f
  8. #9e6d97
  9. #94738f
  10. #8a7a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b572a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e79d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7991c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f04e82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e67cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af79cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec49a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e540cd {
  color: #e540cd;
}
Background
.bg-e540cd {
  background-color: #e540cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e540cd {
  border: 2px solid #e540cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e540cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 64 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 76% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e540cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e540cd, #e5407a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e540cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 64 205 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 4.55 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.95 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.95 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.52 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.72 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 9.23 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.46 #1abf32 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#e540cd  rgb(229, 64, 205)  hsl(309, 76%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#40e558  rgb(64, 229, 88)  hsl(129, 76%, 57%)  Malachite
#cde540  rgb(205, 229, 64)  hsl(69, 76%, 57%)  Pear
#40cde5  rgb(64, 205, 229)  hsl(189, 76%, 57%)  Sky Blue