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#EE42CD

#ee42cd ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ee42cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 25.88% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.27% magenta, 13.87% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 311.51°, with 83.5% saturation and 59.61% 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 6.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.2648

Complementary

  1. #ee42cd
  2. #42ee63

Split complementary

  1. #ee42cd
  2. #77ee42
  3. #42eeb9

Analogous

  1. #b942ee
  2. #ee42cd
  3. #ee4277

Triadic

  1. #ee42cd
  2. #cdee42
  3. #42cdee

Tetradic

  1. #ee42cd
  2. #ee6342
  3. #42ee63
  4. #42cdee

Square

  1. #ee42cd
  2. #eeb942
  3. #42ee63
  4. #4277ee

Monochromatic

  1. #8b0c72
  2. #d113ac
  3. #ee42cd
  4. #f488e0
  5. #fbcef2

Shades

#ee42cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee42cd
  2. #d63bb9
  3. #be35a4
  4. #a72e90
  5. #8f287b
  6. #772167
  7. #5f1a52
  8. #47143e
  9. #300d29
  10. #180715
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee42cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee42cd
  2. #f055d2
  3. #f168d7
  4. #f37bdc
  5. #f58ee1
  6. #f7a1e6
  7. #f8b3eb
  8. #fac6f0
  9. #fcd9f5
  10. #fdecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee42cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee42cd
  2. #e348c5
  3. #d84ebe
  4. #cd55b6
  5. #c25bae
  6. #b761a7
  7. #ac679f
  8. #a16d97
  9. #96748f
  10. #8b7a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bc76aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #477cd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8296c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa4d83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a669cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b77dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f649a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee42cd {
  color: #ee42cd;
}
Background
.bg-ee42cd {
  background-color: #ee42cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee42cd {
  border: 2px solid #ee42cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee42cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 66 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 84% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee42cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee42cd, #ee4277);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee42cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 66 205 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.79 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.01 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.01 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.05 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 7.50 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.45 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 9.16 #11bd32 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ee42cd  rgb(238, 66, 205)  hsl(312, 84%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#42ee63  rgb(66, 238, 99)  hsl(132, 84%, 60%)  Spring Green
#cdee42  rgb(205, 238, 66)  hsl(72, 84%, 60%)  Pear
#42cdee  rgb(66, 205, 238)  hsl(192, 84%, 60%)  Sky Blue