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#EE38CC

#ee38cc ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ee38cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 21.96% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.47% magenta, 14.29% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 311.21°, with 84.26% saturation and 57.65% 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 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.27.

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Web safe#ff33cc
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Relative luminance0.2537

Complementary

  1. #ee38cc
  2. #38ee5a

Split complementary

  1. #ee38cc
  2. #71ee38
  3. #38eeb5

Analogous

  1. #b538ee
  2. #ee38cc
  3. #ee3871

Triadic

  1. #ee38cc
  2. #ccee38
  3. #38ccee

Tetradic

  1. #ee38cc
  2. #ee5a38
  3. #38ee5a
  4. #38ccee

Square

  1. #ee38cc
  2. #eeb538
  3. #38ee5a
  4. #3871ee

Monochromatic

  1. #820b6c
  2. #c811a6
  3. #ee38cc
  4. #f47ede
  5. #fac5f0

Shades

#ee38cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee38cc
  2. #d632b8
  3. #be2da3
  4. #a7278f
  5. #8f227a
  6. #771c66
  7. #5f1652
  8. #47113d
  9. #300b29
  10. #180614
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee38cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee38cc
  2. #f04cd1
  3. #f160d6
  4. #f374db
  5. #f588e0
  6. #f79ce6
  7. #f8afeb
  8. #fac3f0
  9. #fcd7f5
  10. #fdebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee38cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee38cc
  2. #e33fc4
  3. #d846bd
  4. #cd4eb5
  5. #c255ae
  6. #b75ca6
  7. #ac639e
  8. #a16a97
  9. #96728f
  10. #8b7988
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bb72a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e78d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f94c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb4580 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a465ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b679ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f640a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee38cc {
  color: #ee38cc;
}
Background
.bg-ee38cc {
  background-color: #ee38cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee38cc {
  border: 2px solid #ee38cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee38cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 56 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 84% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee38cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee38cc, #ee3871);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee38cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 56 204 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.27 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.92 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.92 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.02 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.42 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 8.53 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.14 #11c733 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ee38cc  rgb(238, 56, 204)  hsl(311, 84%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#38ee5a  rgb(56, 238, 90)  hsl(131, 84%, 58%)  Malachite
#ccee38  rgb(204, 238, 56)  hsl(71, 84%, 58%)  Pear
#38ccee  rgb(56, 204, 238)  hsl(191, 84%, 58%)  Sky Blue