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#EF18CC

#ef18cc ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ef18cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 9.41% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.96% magenta, 14.64% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 309.77°, with 87.04% saturation and 51.57% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.45.

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Web safe#ff00cc
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Relative luminance0.2336

Complementary

  1. #ef18cc
  2. #18ef3b

Split complementary

  1. #ef18cc
  2. #60ef18
  3. #18efa7

Analogous

  1. #a718ef
  2. #ef18cc
  3. #ef1860

Triadic

  1. #ef18cc
  2. #ccef18
  3. #18ccef

Tetradic

  1. #ef18cc
  2. #ef3b18
  3. #18ef3b
  4. #18ccef

Square

  1. #ef18cc
  2. #efa718
  3. #18ef3b
  4. #1860ef

Monochromatic

  1. #670757
  2. #ae0c94
  3. #ef18cc
  4. #f460dc
  5. #f9a7ec

Shades

#ef18cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef18cc
  2. #d716b8
  3. #bf13a3
  4. #a7118f
  5. #8f0e7a
  6. #780c66
  7. #600a52
  8. #48073d
  9. #300529
  10. #180214
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef18cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef18cc
  2. #f12fd1
  3. #f246d6
  4. #f45ddb
  5. #f574e0
  6. #f78ce6
  7. #f9a3eb
  8. #fabaf0
  9. #fcd1f5
  10. #fde8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef18cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef18cc
  2. #e422c4
  3. #d92dbd
  4. #ce37b5
  5. #c342ae
  6. #b84ca6
  7. #ac569e
  8. #a16197
  9. #966b8f
  10. #8b7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b96aa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2471d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #788fc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc307a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a15ace ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b472c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f728a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef18cc {
  color: #ef18cc;
}
Background
.bg-ef18cc {
  background-color: #ef18cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef18cc {
  border: 2px solid #ef18cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef18cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 24 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 87% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef18cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef18cc, #ef1860);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef18cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 24 204 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.45 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.03 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.03 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.99 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.17 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.06 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 10.58 #10e733 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ef18cc  rgb(239, 24, 204)  hsl(310, 87%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#18ef3b  rgb(24, 239, 59)  hsl(130, 87%, 52%)  Lime
#ccef18  rgb(204, 239, 24)  hsl(70, 87%, 52%)  Electric Lime
#18ccef  rgb(24, 204, 239)  hsl(190, 87%, 52%)  Sky Blue