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#F231BC

#f231bc ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#f231bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 19.22% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.75% magenta, 22.31% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 316.79°, with 88.13% saturation and 57.06% 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 5.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 1.61.

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Web safe#ff33cc
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Relative luminance0.247

Complementary

  1. #f231bc
  2. #31f267

Split complementary

  1. #f231bc
  2. #5bf231
  3. #31f2c8

Analogous

  1. #c831f2
  2. #f231bc
  3. #f2315b

Triadic

  1. #f231bc
  2. #bcf231
  3. #31bcf2

Tetradic

  1. #f231bc
  2. #f26731
  3. #31f267
  4. #31bcf2

Square

  1. #f231bc
  2. #f2c831
  3. #31f267
  4. #315bf2

Monochromatic

  1. #820860
  2. #ca0d95
  3. #f231bc
  4. #f779d3
  5. #fbc1eb

Shades

#f231bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f231bc
  2. #da2ca9
  3. #c22796
  4. #a92284
  5. #911d71
  6. #79195e
  7. #61144b
  8. #490f38
  9. #300a26
  10. #180513
  11. #000000

Tints

#f231bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f231bc
  2. #f346c3
  3. #f55ac9
  4. #f66fd0
  5. #f783d7
  6. #f998de
  7. #faade4
  8. #fbc1eb
  9. #fcd6f2
  10. #feeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f231bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f231bc
  2. #e739b6
  3. #db41b0
  4. #d049aa
  5. #c451a4
  6. #b9599e
  7. #ae6098
  8. #a26892
  9. #97708c
  10. #8b7886
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bc70a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4874c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8693b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff3375 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a860be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bb78b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb3297 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f231bc {
  color: #f231bc;
}
Background
.bg-f231bc {
  background-color: #f231bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f231bc {
  border: 2px solid #f231bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f231bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 49 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 88% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f231bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f231bc, #f2315b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f231bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 49 188 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 1.61 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 5.67 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 7.05 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 8.20 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 8.36 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 9.29 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.38 #0dce43 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#f231bc  rgb(242, 49, 188)  hsl(317, 88%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#31f267  rgb(49, 242, 103)  hsl(137, 88%, 57%)  Spring Green
#bcf231  rgb(188, 242, 49)  hsl(77, 88%, 57%)  Electric Lime
#31bcf2  rgb(49, 188, 242)  hsl(197, 88%, 57%)  Deep Sky Blue