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#EE37CC

#ee37cc ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ee37cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 21.57% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.89% magenta, 14.29% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 311.15°, with 84.33% saturation and 57.45% 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 6.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.25.

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Web safe#ff33cc
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Relative luminance0.2527

Complementary

  1. #ee37cc
  2. #37ee59

Split complementary

  1. #ee37cc
  2. #70ee37
  3. #37eeb5

Analogous

  1. #b537ee
  2. #ee37cc
  3. #ee3770

Triadic

  1. #ee37cc
  2. #ccee37
  3. #37ccee

Tetradic

  1. #ee37cc
  2. #ee5937
  3. #37ee59
  4. #37ccee

Square

  1. #ee37cc
  2. #eeb537
  3. #37ee59
  4. #3770ee

Monochromatic

  1. #810b6b
  2. #c811a6
  3. #ee37cc
  4. #f47ede
  5. #fac4f0

Shades

#ee37cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee37cc
  2. #d632b8
  3. #be2ca3
  4. #a7278f
  5. #8f217a
  6. #771c66
  7. #5f1652
  8. #47113d
  9. #300b29
  10. #180614
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee37cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee37cc
  2. #f04bd1
  3. #f15fd6
  4. #f373db
  5. #f587e0
  6. #f79be6
  7. #f8afeb
  8. #fac3f0
  9. #fcd7f5
  10. #fdebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee37cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee37cc
  2. #e33ec4
  3. #d846bd
  4. #cd4db5
  5. #c254ae
  6. #b75ca6
  7. #ac639e
  8. #a16a97
  9. #96718f
  10. #8b7988
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba72a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d78d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e93c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb447f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a464ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b679ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f63fa4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee37cc {
  color: #ee37cc;
}
Background
.bg-ee37cc {
  background-color: #ee37cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee37cc {
  border: 2px solid #ee37cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee37cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 55 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 84% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee37cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee37cc, #ee3770);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee37cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 55 204 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.25 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.90 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.90 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.11 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.44 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 8.63 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.13 #11c833 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ee37cc  rgb(238, 55, 204)  hsl(311, 84%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#37ee59  rgb(55, 238, 89)  hsl(131, 84%, 57%)  Malachite
#ccee37  rgb(204, 238, 55)  hsl(71, 84%, 57%)  Pear
#37ccee  rgb(55, 204, 238)  hsl(191, 84%, 57%)  Sky Blue