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#EF21CD

#ef21cd ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ef21cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 12.94% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.19% magenta, 14.23% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 309.9°, with 86.55% saturation and 53.33% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.37.

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Web safe#ff33cc
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Relative luminance0.2385

Complementary

  1. #ef21cd
  2. #21ef43

Split complementary

  1. #ef21cd
  2. #66ef21
  3. #21efaa

Analogous

  1. #aa21ef
  2. #ef21cd
  3. #ef2166

Triadic

  1. #ef21cd
  2. #cdef21
  3. #21cdef

Tetradic

  1. #ef21cd
  2. #ef4321
  3. #21ef43
  4. #21cdef

Square

  1. #ef21cd
  2. #efaa21
  3. #21ef43
  4. #2166ef

Monochromatic

  1. #6f085e
  2. #b60d9a
  3. #ef21cd
  4. #f468dd
  5. #f9b0ed

Shades

#ef21cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef21cd
  2. #d71eb9
  3. #bf1aa4
  4. #a71790
  5. #8f147b
  6. #781167
  7. #600d52
  8. #480a3e
  9. #300729
  10. #180315
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef21cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef21cd
  2. #f137d2
  3. #f24dd7
  4. #f464dc
  5. #f57ae1
  6. #f790e6
  7. #f9a6eb
  8. #fabcf0
  9. #fcd3f5
  10. #fde9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef21cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef21cd
  2. #e42bc5
  3. #d934be
  4. #ce3eb6
  5. #c347ae
  6. #b851a7
  7. #ac5a9f
  8. #a16497
  9. #966d8f
  10. #8b7788
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba6ca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2973d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7990c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc367c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a15dcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b574ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f72fa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef21cd {
  color: #ef21cd;
}
Background
.bg-ef21cd {
  background-color: #ef21cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef21cd {
  border: 2px solid #ef21cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef21cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 33 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 87% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef21cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef21cd, #ef2166);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef21cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 33 205 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.37 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.79 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.79 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.94 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.08 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.59 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 10.24 #10de32 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ef21cd  rgb(239, 33, 205)  hsl(310, 87%, 53%)  Shocking Pink
#21ef43  rgb(33, 239, 67)  hsl(130, 87%, 53%)  Lime
#cdef21  rgb(205, 239, 33)  hsl(70, 87%, 53%)  Pear
#21cdef  rgb(33, 205, 239)  hsl(190, 87%, 53%)  Sky Blue