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#EE2CC9

#ee2cc9 ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ee2cc9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 17.25% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.51% magenta, 15.55% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 311.44°, with 85.09% saturation and 55.29% 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 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 2.86.

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Web safe#ff33cc
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Relative luminance0.242

Complementary

  1. #ee2cc9
  2. #2cee51

Split complementary

  1. #ee2cc9
  2. #68ee2c
  3. #2ceeb2

Analogous

  1. #b22cee
  2. #ee2cc9
  3. #ee2c68

Triadic

  1. #ee2cc9
  2. #c9ee2c
  3. #2cc9ee

Tetradic

  1. #ee2cc9
  2. #ee512c
  3. #2cee51
  4. #2cc9ee

Square

  1. #ee2cc9
  2. #eeb22c
  3. #2cee51
  4. #2c68ee

Monochromatic

  1. #770a62
  2. #be0f9d
  3. #ee2cc9
  4. #f473db
  5. #f9baed

Shades

#ee2cc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee2cc9
  2. #d628b5
  3. #be23a1
  4. #a71f8d
  5. #8f1a79
  6. #771665
  7. #5f1250
  8. #470d3c
  9. #300928
  10. #180414
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee2cc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee2cc9
  2. #f041ce
  3. #f156d4
  4. #f36bd9
  5. #f580df
  6. #f796e4
  7. #f8abe9
  8. #fac0ef
  9. #fcd5f4
  10. #fdeafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee2cc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee2cc9
  2. #e334c2
  3. #d83dba
  4. #cd45b3
  5. #c24eac
  6. #b756a5
  7. #ac5e9d
  8. #a16796
  9. #966f8f
  10. #8b7887
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b96ea6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3674cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c91c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb3a7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a35fcb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b576c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f635a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee2cc9 {
  color: #ee2cc9;
}
Background
.bg-ee2cc9 {
  background-color: #ee2cc9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee2cc9 {
  border: 2px solid #ee2cc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee2cc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 44 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee2cc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee2cc9, #ee2c68);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee2cc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 44 201 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 2.86 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.31 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.31 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.25 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.11 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.25 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 9.52 #11d336 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ee2cc9  rgb(238, 44, 201)  hsl(311, 85%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#2cee51  rgb(44, 238, 81)  hsl(131, 85%, 55%)  Malachite
#c9ee2c  rgb(201, 238, 44)  hsl(71, 85%, 55%)  Electric Lime
#2cc9ee  rgb(44, 201, 238)  hsl(191, 85%, 55%)  Sky Blue