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#EE15CC

#ee15cc ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ee15cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 8.24% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.18% magenta, 14.29% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 309.4°, with 86.45% saturation and 50.78% 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 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#ff00cc
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Relative luminance0.2307

Complementary

  1. #ee15cc
  2. #15ee37

Split complementary

  1. #ee15cc
  2. #5fee15
  3. #15eea3

Analogous

  1. #a315ee
  2. #ee15cc
  3. #ee155f

Triadic

  1. #ee15cc
  2. #ccee15
  3. #15ccee

Tetradic

  1. #ee15cc
  2. #ee3715
  3. #15ee37
  4. #15ccee

Square

  1. #ee15cc
  2. #eea315
  3. #15ee37
  4. #155fee

Monochromatic

  1. #630754
  2. #aa0c91
  3. #ee15cc
  4. #f35cdc
  5. #f8a4eb

Shades

#ee15cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee15cc
  2. #d613b8
  3. #be11a3
  4. #a70f8f
  5. #8f0d7a
  6. #770b66
  7. #5f0852
  8. #47063d
  9. #300429
  10. #180214
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee15cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee15cc
  2. #f02cd1
  3. #f144d6
  4. #f35bdb
  5. #f573e0
  6. #f78ae6
  7. #f8a1eb
  8. #fab9f0
  9. #fcd0f5
  10. #fde8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee15cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee15cc
  2. #e320c4
  3. #d82abd
  4. #cd35b5
  5. #c240ae
  6. #b74ba6
  7. #ac559e
  8. #a16097
  9. #966b8f
  10. #8b7588
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b869a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2071d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #778fc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb3079 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a05ace ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b372c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f627a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee15cc {
  color: #ee15cc;
}
Background
.bg-ee15cc {
  background-color: #ee15cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee15cc {
  border: 2px solid #ee15cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee15cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 21 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee15cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee15cc, #ee155f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee15cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 21 204 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.68 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.10 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.10 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.06 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.18 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.24 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 10.82 #11ea33 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ee15cc  rgb(238, 21, 204)  hsl(309, 86%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#15ee37  rgb(21, 238, 55)  hsl(129, 86%, 51%)  Lime
#ccee15  rgb(204, 238, 21)  hsl(69, 86%, 51%)  Pear
#15ccee  rgb(21, 204, 238)  hsl(189, 86%, 51%)  Sky Blue