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#EE17CD

#ee17cd ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ee17cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.34% magenta, 13.87% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 309.21°, 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.75.

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Web safe#ff00cc
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Relative luminance0.232

Complementary

  1. #ee17cd
  2. #17ee38

Split complementary

  1. #ee17cd
  2. #62ee17
  3. #17eea4

Analogous

  1. #a417ee
  2. #ee17cd
  3. #ee1762

Triadic

  1. #ee17cd
  2. #cdee17
  3. #17cdee

Tetradic

  1. #ee17cd
  2. #ee3817
  3. #17ee38
  4. #17cdee

Square

  1. #ee17cd
  2. #eea417
  3. #17ee38
  4. #1762ee

Monochromatic

  1. #650756
  2. #ac0d93
  3. #ee17cd
  4. #f35edc
  5. #f8a6ec

Shades

#ee17cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee17cd
  2. #d615b9
  3. #be12a4
  4. #a71090
  5. #8f0e7b
  6. #770c67
  7. #5f0952
  8. #47073e
  9. #300529
  10. #180215
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee17cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee17cd
  2. #f02ed2
  3. #f145d7
  4. #f35ddc
  5. #f574e1
  6. #f78be6
  7. #f8a2eb
  8. #fab9f0
  9. #fcd1f5
  10. #fde8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee17cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee17cd
  2. #e322c5
  3. #d82cbe
  4. #cd37b6
  5. #c241ae
  6. #b74ca7
  7. #ac569f
  8. #a16197
  9. #966b8f
  10. #8b7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b869a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2071d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #768fc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb317a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a05acf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b372ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f629a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee17cd {
  color: #ee17cd;
}
Background
.bg-ee17cd {
  background-color: #ee17cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee17cd {
  border: 2px solid #ee17cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee17cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 23 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee17cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee17cd, #ee1762);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee17cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 23 205 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.75 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.94 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.94 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.98 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.27 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.13 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 10.88 #11e832 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ee17cd  rgb(238, 23, 205)  hsl(309, 86%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#17ee38  rgb(23, 238, 56)  hsl(129, 86%, 51%)  Lime
#cdee17  rgb(205, 238, 23)  hsl(69, 86%, 51%)  Pear
#17cdee  rgb(23, 205, 238)  hsl(189, 86%, 51%)  Sky Blue