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#EF09CA

#ef09ca ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ef09ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 3.53% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.23% magenta, 15.48% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 309.65°, with 92.74% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.52.

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Relative luminance0.2281

Complementary

  1. #ef09ca
  2. #09ef2e

Split complementary

  1. #ef09ca
  2. #57ef09
  3. #09efa1

Analogous

  1. #a109ef
  2. #ef09ca
  3. #ef0957

Triadic

  1. #ef09ca
  2. #caef09
  3. #09caef

Tetradic

  1. #ef09ca
  2. #ef2e09
  3. #09ef2e
  4. #09caef

Square

  1. #ef09ca
  2. #efa109
  3. #09ef2e
  4. #0957ef

Monochromatic

  1. #5c034d
  2. #a5068c
  3. #ef09ca
  4. #f84cdd
  5. #fb96eb

Shades

#ef09ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef09ca
  2. #d708b6
  3. #bf07a2
  4. #a7068d
  5. #8f0579
  6. #780565
  7. #600451
  8. #48033d
  9. #300228
  10. #180114
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef09ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef09ca
  2. #f122cf
  3. #f23ad5
  4. #f453da
  5. #f56bdf
  6. #f784e5
  7. #f99dea
  8. #fab5ef
  9. #fccef4
  10. #fde6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef09ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef09ca
  2. #e415c3
  3. #d921bb
  4. #ce2db4
  5. #c339ac
  6. #b845a5
  7. #ac509e
  8. #a15c96
  9. #96688f
  10. #8b7487
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b868a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e6fce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #778ec6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd2977 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a058cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b471c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7209f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef09ca {
  color: #ef09ca;
}
Background
.bg-ef09ca {
  background-color: #ef09ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef09ca {
  border: 2px solid #ef09ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef09ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 9 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 93% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef09ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef09ca, #ef0957);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef09ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 9 202 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.52 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.44 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.44 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.96 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.37 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.60 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 10.69 #10f635 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ef09ca  rgb(239, 9, 202)  hsl(310, 93%, 49%)  Shocking Pink
#09ef2e  rgb(9, 239, 46)  hsl(130, 93%, 49%)  Lime
#caef09  rgb(202, 239, 9)  hsl(70, 93%, 49%)  Electric Lime
#09caef  rgb(9, 202, 239)  hsl(190, 93%, 49%)  Sky Blue