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#F042CD

#f042cd ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#f042cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.12% red, 25.88% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.5% magenta, 14.58% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 312.07°, with 85.29% saturation and 60% 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 6.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.7.

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Web safe#ff33cc
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Relative luminance0.2683

Complementary

  1. #f042cd
  2. #42f065

Split complementary

  1. #f042cd
  2. #76f042
  3. #42f0bc

Analogous

  1. #bc42f0
  2. #f042cd
  3. #f04276

Triadic

  1. #f042cd
  2. #cdf042
  3. #42cdf0

Tetradic

  1. #f042cd
  2. #f06542
  3. #42f065
  4. #42cdf0

Square

  1. #f042cd
  2. #f0bc42
  3. #42f065
  4. #4276f0

Monochromatic

  1. #8e0b73
  2. #d511ad
  3. #f042cd
  4. #f689e0
  5. #fbd0f2

Shades

#f042cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f042cd
  2. #d83bb9
  3. #c035a4
  4. #a82e90
  5. #90287b
  6. #782167
  7. #601a52
  8. #48143e
  9. #300d29
  10. #180715
  11. #000000

Tints

#f042cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f042cd
  2. #f255d2
  3. #f368d7
  4. #f57bdc
  5. #f68ee1
  6. #f8a1e6
  7. #f9b3eb
  8. #fbc6f0
  9. #fcd9f5
  10. #feecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f042cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f042cd
  2. #e548c5
  3. #da4ebe
  4. #ce55b6
  5. #c35bae
  6. #b861a7
  7. #ad679f
  8. #a26d97
  9. #96748f
  10. #8b7a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bd76ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #487cd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8397c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd4c83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a76acf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b97ecb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f848a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f042cd {
  color: #f042cd;
}
Background
.bg-f042cd {
  background-color: #f042cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f042cd {
  border: 2px solid #f042cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f042cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 240 66 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 85% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f042cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f042cd, #f04276);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f042cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(240 66 205 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.70 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.05 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.07 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.07 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 7.18 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.27 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 8.91 #0fbd32 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#f042cd  rgb(240, 66, 205)  hsl(312, 85%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#42f065  rgb(66, 240, 101)  hsl(132, 85%, 60%)  Spring Green
#cdf042  rgb(205, 240, 66)  hsl(72, 85%, 60%)  Electric Lime
#42cdf0  rgb(66, 205, 240)  hsl(192, 85%, 60%)  Sky Blue