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#EA40CC

#ea40cc ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ea40cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 25.1% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.65% magenta, 12.82% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 310.59°, with 80.19% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#ff33cc
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Relative luminance0.2552

Complementary

  1. #ea40cc
  2. #40ea5e

Split complementary

  1. #ea40cc
  2. #77ea40
  3. #40eab3

Analogous

  1. #b340ea
  2. #ea40cc
  3. #ea4077

Triadic

  1. #ea40cc
  2. #ccea40
  3. #40ccea

Tetradic

  1. #ea40cc
  2. #ea5e40
  3. #40ea5e
  4. #40ccea

Square

  1. #ea40cc
  2. #eab340
  3. #40ea5e
  4. #4077ea

Monochromatic

  1. #830e6e
  2. #c816a8
  3. #ea40cc
  4. #f285de
  5. #f9caf1

Shades

#ea40cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea40cc
  2. #d33ab8
  3. #bb33a3
  4. #a42d8f
  5. #8c267a
  6. #752066
  7. #5e1a52
  8. #46133d
  9. #2f0d29
  10. #170614
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea40cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea40cc
  2. #ec53d1
  3. #ee66d6
  4. #f079db
  5. #f28ce0
  6. #f5a0e6
  7. #f7b3eb
  8. #f9c6f0
  9. #fbd9f5
  10. #fdecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea40cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea40cc
  2. #df46c4
  3. #d54dbd
  4. #ca53b5
  5. #c05aae
  6. #b560a6
  7. #aa669e
  8. #a06d97
  9. #95738f
  10. #8b7a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b874a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #437ad0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e93c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f64c82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a268ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b47bca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f148a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea40cc {
  color: #ea40cc;
}
Background
.bg-ea40cc {
  background-color: #ea40cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea40cc {
  border: 2px solid #ea40cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea40cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 64 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea40cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea40cc, #ea4077);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea40cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 64 204 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.89 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.04 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.04 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.36 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 8.33 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.65 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.73 #15bf33 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ea40cc  rgb(234, 64, 204)  hsl(311, 80%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#40ea5e  rgb(64, 234, 94)  hsl(131, 80%, 58%)  Malachite
#ccea40  rgb(204, 234, 64)  hsl(71, 80%, 58%)  Pear
#40ccea  rgb(64, 204, 234)  hsl(191, 80%, 58%)  Sky Blue