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#E842CA

#e842ca ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e842ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 25.88% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.55% magenta, 12.93% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 310.84°, with 78.3% saturation and 58.43% 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 6.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.96.

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Web safe#ff33cc
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Relative luminance0.2532

Complementary

  1. #e842ca
  2. #42e860

Split complementary

  1. #e842ca
  2. #77e842
  3. #42e8b3

Analogous

  1. #b342e8
  2. #e842ca
  3. #e84277

Triadic

  1. #e842ca
  2. #cae842
  3. #42cae8

Tetradic

  1. #e842ca
  2. #e86042
  3. #42e860
  4. #42cae8

Square

  1. #e842ca
  2. #e8b342
  3. #42e860
  4. #4277e8

Monochromatic

  1. #81106d
  2. #c518a6
  3. #e842ca
  4. #f086dd
  5. #f9caf0

Shades

#e842ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e842ca
  2. #d13bb6
  3. #ba35a2
  4. #a22e8d
  5. #8b2879
  6. #742165
  7. #5d1a51
  8. #46143d
  9. #2e0d28
  10. #170714
  11. #000000

Tints

#e842ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e842ca
  2. #ea55cf
  3. #ed68d5
  4. #ef7bda
  5. #f18edf
  6. #f4a1e5
  7. #f6b3ea
  8. #f8c6ef
  9. #fad9f4
  10. #fdecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e842ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e842ca
  2. #de48c3
  3. #d34ebb
  4. #c955b4
  5. #be5bac
  6. #b461a5
  7. #aa679e
  8. #9f6d96
  9. #95748f
  10. #8a7a87
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b774a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #457ace ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e93c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f44d81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a168cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b27ac8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef49a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e842ca {
  color: #e842ca;
}
Background
.bg-e842ca {
  background-color: #e842ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e842ca {
  border: 2px solid #e842ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e842ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 66 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 78% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e842ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e842ca, #e84277);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e842ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 66 202 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.96 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.30 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.38 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.38 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 8.36 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.53 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.64 #17bd35 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#e842ca  rgb(232, 66, 202)  hsl(311, 78%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#42e860  rgb(66, 232, 96)  hsl(131, 78%, 58%)  Malachite
#cae842  rgb(202, 232, 66)  hsl(71, 78%, 58%)  Pear
#42cae8  rgb(66, 202, 232)  hsl(191, 78%, 58%)  Sky Blue