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#E855BF

#e855bf ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e855bf is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 33.33% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.36% magenta, 17.67% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 316.73°, with 76.17% saturation and 62.16% 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 6.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 5.17.

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Web safe#ff66cc
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Relative luminance0.2741

Complementary

  1. #e855bf
  2. #55e87e

Split complementary

  1. #e855bf
  2. #76e855
  3. #55e8c7

Analogous

  1. #c755e8
  2. #e855bf
  3. #e85576

Triadic

  1. #e855bf
  2. #bfe855
  3. #55bfe8

Tetradic

  1. #e855bf
  2. #e87e55
  3. #55e87e
  4. #55bfe8

Square

  1. #e855bf
  2. #e8c755
  3. #55e87e
  4. #5576e8

Monochromatic

  1. #90146e
  2. #d41da1
  3. #e855bf
  4. #f198d8
  5. #fadcf2

Shades

#e855bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e855bf
  2. #d14dac
  3. #ba4499
  4. #a23c86
  5. #8b3373
  6. #742b60
  7. #5d224c
  8. #461a39
  9. #2e1126
  10. #170913
  11. #000000

Tints

#e855bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e855bf
  2. #ea66c5
  3. #ed77cc
  4. #ef88d2
  5. #f199d9
  6. #f4aadf
  7. #f6bbe5
  8. #f8ccec
  9. #faddf2
  10. #fdeef9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e855bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e855bf
  2. #de59b9
  3. #d35eb2
  4. #c962ac
  5. #be66a6
  6. #b46ba0
  7. #aa6f99
  8. #9f7393
  9. #95778d
  10. #8a7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b97ca4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e80c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a98bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f55882 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a871c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b782bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f0579e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e855bf {
  color: #e855bf;
}
Background
.bg-e855bf {
  background-color: #e855bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e855bf {
  border: 2px solid #e855bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e855bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 85 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 76% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e855bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e855bf, #e85576);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e855bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 85 191 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 5.17 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 5.64 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.31 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 6.69 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 7.10 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 7.16 #ff69b4 Hot Pink ΔE 8.00 #17aa40 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#e855bf  rgb(232, 85, 191)  hsl(317, 76%, 62%)  Shocking Pink
#55e87e  rgb(85, 232, 126)  hsl(137, 76%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#bfe855  rgb(191, 232, 85)  hsl(77, 76%, 62%)  Inchworm
#55bfe8  rgb(85, 191, 232)  hsl(197, 76%, 62%)  Deep Sky Blue