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#ED51CA

#ed51ca ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ed51ca is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 31.76% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 65.82% magenta, 14.77% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 313.46°, with 81.25% saturation and 62.35% 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 6.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 4.91.

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Web safe#ff66cc
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Relative luminance0.2815

Complementary

  1. #ed51ca
  2. #51ed74

Split complementary

  1. #ed51ca
  2. #7ced51
  3. #51edc2

Analogous

  1. #c251ed
  2. #ed51ca
  3. #ed517c

Triadic

  1. #ed51ca
  2. #caed51
  3. #51caed

Tetradic

  1. #ed51ca
  2. #ed7451
  3. #51ed74
  4. #51caed

Square

  1. #ed51ca
  2. #edc251
  3. #51ed74
  4. #517ced

Monochromatic

  1. #960f77
  2. #db17af
  3. #ed51ca
  4. #f496df
  5. #fbdcf4

Shades

#ed51ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ed51ca
  2. #d549b6
  3. #be41a2
  4. #a6398d
  5. #8e3179
  6. #772965
  7. #5f2051
  8. #47183d
  9. #2f1028
  10. #180814
  11. #000000

Tints

#ed51ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ed51ca
  2. #ef62cf
  3. #f174d5
  4. #f285da
  5. #f497df
  6. #f6a8e5
  7. #f8b9ea
  8. #facbef
  9. #fbdcf4
  10. #fdeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ed51ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ed51ca
  2. #e256c3
  3. #d75abb
  4. #cc5fb4
  5. #c164ac
  6. #b769a5
  7. #ac6d9e
  8. #a17296
  9. #96778f
  10. #8b7b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bd7cab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5781ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8899c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f95887 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a971cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b983c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f555a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ed51ca {
  color: #ed51ca;
}
Background
.bg-ed51ca {
  background-color: #ed51ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ed51ca {
  border: 2px solid #ed51ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ed51ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 81 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ed51ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ed51ca, #ed517c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ed51ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 81 202 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 4.91 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 5.65 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.76 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.13 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.22 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.27 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.27 #12ae35 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ed51ca  rgb(237, 81, 202)  hsl(313, 81%, 62%)  Shocking Pink
#51ed74  rgb(81, 237, 116)  hsl(133, 81%, 62%)  Spring Green
#caed51  rgb(202, 237, 81)  hsl(73, 81%, 62%)  June Bud
#51caed  rgb(81, 202, 237)  hsl(193, 81%, 62%)  Sky Blue