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#EF05CA

#ef05ca ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ef05ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 1.96% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.91% magenta, 15.48% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 309.49°, with 95.9% saturation and 47.84% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.58.

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Relative luminance0.2272

Complementary

  1. #ef05ca
  2. #05ef2a

Split complementary

  1. #ef05ca
  2. #55ef05
  3. #05ef9f

Analogous

  1. #9f05ef
  2. #ef05ca
  3. #ef0555

Triadic

  1. #ef05ca
  2. #caef05
  3. #05caef

Tetradic

  1. #ef05ca
  2. #ef2a05
  3. #05ef2a
  4. #05caef

Square

  1. #ef05ca
  2. #ef9f05
  3. #05ef2a
  4. #0555ef

Monochromatic

  1. #59024b
  2. #a4038b
  3. #ef05ca
  4. #fb45de
  5. #fd90ec

Shades

#ef05ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef05ca
  2. #d705b6
  3. #bf04a2
  4. #a7048d
  5. #8f0379
  6. #780365
  7. #600251
  8. #48023d
  9. #300128
  10. #180114
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef05ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef05ca
  2. #f11ecf
  3. #f237d5
  4. #f450da
  5. #f569df
  6. #f782e5
  7. #f99bea
  8. #fab4ef
  9. #fccdf4
  10. #fde6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef05ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef05ca
  2. #e411c3
  3. #d91ebb
  4. #ce2ab4
  5. #c336ac
  6. #b843a5
  7. #ac4f9e
  8. #a15b96
  9. #96678f
  10. #8b7487
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b867a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d6fce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #778ec6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd2877 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a057cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b470c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f71e9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef05ca {
  color: #ef05ca;
}
Background
.bg-ef05ca {
  background-color: #ef05ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef05ca {
  border: 2px solid #ef05ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef05ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 5 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 96% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef05ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef05ca, #ef0555);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef05ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 5 202 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.58 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.47 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.47 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.01 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.38 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.69 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 10.75 #10fa35 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ef05ca  rgb(239, 5, 202)  hsl(309, 96%, 48%)  Shocking Pink
#05ef2a  rgb(5, 239, 42)  hsl(129, 96%, 48%)  Lime
#caef05  rgb(202, 239, 5)  hsl(69, 96%, 48%)  Electric Lime
#05caef  rgb(5, 202, 239)  hsl(189, 96%, 48%)  Sky Blue