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#ED38BC

#ed38bc ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ed38bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 21.96% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.37% magenta, 20.68% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 316.24°, with 83.41% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 2.27.

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Relative luminance0.2446

Complementary

  1. #ed38bc
  2. #38ed69

Split complementary

  1. #ed38bc
  2. #62ed38
  3. #38edc3

Analogous

  1. #c338ed
  2. #ed38bc
  3. #ed3862

Triadic

  1. #ed38bc
  2. #bced38
  3. #38bced

Tetradic

  1. #ed38bc
  2. #ed6938
  3. #38ed69
  4. #38bced

Square

  1. #ed38bc
  2. #edc338
  3. #38ed69
  4. #3862ed

Monochromatic

  1. #800c61
  2. #c71296
  3. #ed38bc
  4. #f37ed4
  5. #fac4eb

Shades

#ed38bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ed38bc
  2. #d532a9
  3. #be2d96
  4. #a62784
  5. #8e2271
  6. #771c5e
  7. #5f164b
  8. #471138
  9. #2f0b26
  10. #180613
  11. #000000

Tints

#ed38bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ed38bc
  2. #ef4cc3
  3. #f160c9
  4. #f274d0
  5. #f488d7
  6. #f69cde
  7. #f8afe4
  8. #fac3eb
  9. #fbd7f2
  10. #fdebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ed38bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ed38bc
  2. #e23fb6
  3. #d746b0
  4. #cc4eaa
  5. #c155a4
  6. #b75c9e
  7. #ac6398
  8. #a16a92
  9. #96728c
  10. #8b7986
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9709f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a75bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8492b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc3c77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a662be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b878ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f63a97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ed38bc {
  color: #ed38bc;
}
Background
.bg-ed38bc {
  background-color: #ed38bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ed38bc {
  border: 2px solid #ed38bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ed38bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 56 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ed38bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ed38bc, #ed3862);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ed38bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 56 188 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 2.27 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 6.13 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 7.42 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 8.42 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 8.61 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.10 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.37 #12c743 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ed38bc  rgb(237, 56, 188)  hsl(316, 83%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#38ed69  rgb(56, 237, 105)  hsl(136, 83%, 57%)  Spring Green
#bced38  rgb(188, 237, 56)  hsl(76, 83%, 57%)  Inchworm
#38bced  rgb(56, 188, 237)  hsl(196, 83%, 57%)  Deep Sky Blue