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#E72AAA

#e72aaa ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e72aaa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 16.47% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.82% magenta, 26.41% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 319.37°, with 79.75% saturation and 53.53% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 4.25.

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Relative luminance0.2155

Complementary

  1. #e72aaa
  2. #2ae767

Split complementary

  1. #e72aaa
  2. #4be72a
  3. #2ae7c6

Analogous

  1. #c62ae7
  2. #e72aaa
  3. #e72a4b

Triadic

  1. #e72aaa
  2. #aae72a
  3. #2aaae7

Tetradic

  1. #e72aaa
  2. #e7672a
  3. #2ae767
  4. #2aaae7

Square

  1. #e72aaa
  2. #e7c62a
  3. #2ae767
  4. #2a4be7

Monochromatic

  1. #6c0c4d
  2. #b1147e
  3. #e72aaa
  4. #ef6fc5
  5. #f6b4e1

Shades

#e72aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e72aaa
  2. #d02699
  3. #b92288
  4. #a21d77
  5. #8b1966
  6. #741555
  7. #5c1144
  8. #450d33
  9. #2e0822
  10. #170411
  11. #000000

Tints

#e72aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e72aaa
  2. #e93fb3
  3. #ec55bb
  4. #ee6ac4
  5. #f17fcc
  6. #f395d5
  7. #f5aadd
  8. #f8bfe6
  9. #fad4ee
  10. #fdeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e72aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e72aaa
  2. #dd33a6
  3. #d23ba2
  4. #c8449d
  5. #be4c99
  6. #b45595
  7. #a95e91
  8. #9f668d
  9. #956f88
  10. #8a7784
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b36893 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #476cad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #828ba6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f72569 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a159ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b371a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f12788 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e72aaa {
  color: #e72aaa;
}
Background
.bg-e72aaa {
  background-color: #e72aaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e72aaa {
  border: 2px solid #e72aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e72aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 42 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 80% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e72aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e72aaa, #e72a4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e72aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 42 170 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 4.25 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 5.43 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 7.05 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.40 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 7.56 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.28 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 9.97 #18d555 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#e72aaa  rgb(231, 42, 170)  hsl(319, 80%, 54%)  Shocking Pink
#2ae767  rgb(42, 231, 103)  hsl(139, 80%, 54%)  Malachite
#aae72a  rgb(170, 231, 42)  hsl(79, 80%, 54%)  Inchworm
#2aaae7  rgb(42, 170, 231)  hsl(199, 80%, 54%)  Carolina Blue