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#EE17CA

#ee17ca ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ee17ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 9.02% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.34% magenta, 15.13% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 310.05°, with 86.35% saturation and 51.18% 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 3.43.

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Web safe#ff00cc
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Relative luminance0.2305

Complementary

  1. #ee17ca
  2. #17ee3b

Split complementary

  1. #ee17ca
  2. #5eee17
  3. #17eea7

Analogous

  1. #a717ee
  2. #ee17ca
  3. #ee175e

Triadic

  1. #ee17ca
  2. #caee17
  3. #17caee

Tetradic

  1. #ee17ca
  2. #ee3b17
  3. #17ee3b
  4. #17caee

Square

  1. #ee17ca
  2. #eea717
  3. #17ee3b
  4. #175eee

Monochromatic

  1. #650755
  2. #ac0d91
  3. #ee17ca
  4. #f35eda
  5. #f8a6eb

Shades

#ee17ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee17ca
  2. #d615b6
  3. #be12a2
  4. #a7108d
  5. #8f0e79
  6. #770c65
  7. #5f0951
  8. #47073d
  9. #300528
  10. #180214
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee17ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee17ca
  2. #f02ecf
  3. #f145d5
  4. #f35dda
  5. #f574df
  6. #f78be5
  7. #f8a2ea
  8. #fab9ef
  9. #fcd1f4
  10. #fde8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee17ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee17ca
  2. #e322c3
  3. #d82cbb
  4. #cd37b4
  5. #c241ac
  6. #b74ca5
  7. #ac569e
  8. #a16196
  9. #966b8f
  10. #8b7687
  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 #b869a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2570ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #788fc6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb2f78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a05acc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b472c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f627a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee17ca {
  color: #ee17ca;
}
Background
.bg-ee17ca {
  background-color: #ee17ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee17ca {
  border: 2px solid #ee17ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee17ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 23 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee17ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee17ca, #ee175e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee17ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 23 202 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.43 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.36 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.36 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.88 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.20 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.24 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 10.54 #11e835 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ee17ca  rgb(238, 23, 202)  hsl(310, 86%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#17ee3b  rgb(23, 238, 59)  hsl(130, 86%, 51%)  Lime
#caee17  rgb(202, 238, 23)  hsl(70, 86%, 51%)  Electric Lime
#17caee  rgb(23, 202, 238)  hsl(190, 86%, 51%)  Sky Blue