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#EF17C8

#ef17c8 ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ef17c8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 9.02% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.38% magenta, 16.32% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 310.83°, with 87.1% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.05.

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Relative luminance0.2313

Complementary

  1. #ef17c8
  2. #17ef3e

Split complementary

  1. #ef17c8
  2. #5cef17
  3. #17efaa

Analogous

  1. #aa17ef
  2. #ef17c8
  3. #ef175c

Triadic

  1. #ef17c8
  2. #c8ef17
  3. #17c8ef

Tetradic

  1. #ef17c8
  2. #ef3e17
  3. #17ef3e
  4. #17c8ef

Square

  1. #ef17c8
  2. #efaa17
  3. #17ef3e
  4. #175cef

Monochromatic

  1. #660755
  2. #ae0c90
  3. #ef17c8
  4. #f45fd9
  5. #f9a6ea

Shades

#ef17c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef17c8
  2. #d715b4
  3. #bf12a0
  4. #a7108c
  5. #8f0e78
  6. #780c64
  7. #600950
  8. #48073c
  9. #300528
  10. #180214
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef17c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef17c8
  2. #f12ece
  3. #f245d3
  4. #f45dd9
  5. #f574de
  6. #f78be4
  7. #f9a2e9
  8. #fab9ef
  9. #fcd1f4
  10. #fde8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef17c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef17c8
  2. #e422c1
  3. #d92cba
  4. #ce37b2
  5. #c341ab
  6. #b84ca4
  7. #ac569d
  8. #a16196
  9. #966b8e
  10. #8b7687
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b969a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2970cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #798fc4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd2c77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a15aca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b572c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7259e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef17c8 {
  color: #ef17c8;
}
Background
.bg-ef17c8 {
  background-color: #ef17c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef17c8 {
  border: 2px solid #ef17c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef17c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 23 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef17c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef17c8, #ef175c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef17c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 23 200 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.05 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.60 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.60 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.48 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.48 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 10.16 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.26 #10e837 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ef17c8  rgb(239, 23, 200)  hsl(311, 87%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#17ef3e  rgb(23, 239, 62)  hsl(131, 87%, 51%)  Lime
#c8ef17  rgb(200, 239, 23)  hsl(71, 87%, 51%)  Electric Lime
#17c8ef  rgb(23, 200, 239)  hsl(191, 87%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue