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#F238CA

#f238ca ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#f238ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 21.96% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.86% magenta, 16.53% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 312.9°, with 87.74% saturation and 58.43% 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 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 2.73.

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Relative luminance0.2597

Complementary

  1. #f238ca
  2. #38f260

Split complementary

  1. #f238ca
  2. #6df238
  3. #38f2bd

Analogous

  1. #bd38f2
  2. #f238ca
  3. #f2386d

Triadic

  1. #f238ca
  2. #caf238
  3. #38caf2

Tetradic

  1. #f238ca
  2. #f26038
  3. #38f260
  4. #38caf2

Square

  1. #f238ca
  2. #f2bd38
  3. #38f260
  4. #386df2

Monochromatic

  1. #88096d
  2. #d00ea6
  3. #f238ca
  4. #f780dd
  5. #fbc8f0

Shades

#f238ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f238ca
  2. #da32b6
  3. #c22da2
  4. #a9278d
  5. #912279
  6. #791c65
  7. #611651
  8. #49113d
  9. #300b28
  10. #180614
  11. #000000

Tints

#f238ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f238ca
  2. #f34ccf
  3. #f560d5
  4. #f674da
  5. #f788df
  6. #f99ce5
  7. #faafea
  8. #fbc3ef
  9. #fcd7f4
  10. #feebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f238ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f238ca
  2. #e73fc3
  3. #db46bb
  4. #d04eb4
  5. #c455ac
  6. #b95ca5
  7. #ae639e
  8. #a26a96
  9. #97728f
  10. #8b7987
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bd73a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4379ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8396c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff427f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a765cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ba7bc7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa3ea2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f238ca {
  color: #f238ca;
}
Background
.bg-f238ca {
  background-color: #f238ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f238ca {
  border: 2px solid #f238ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f238ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 56 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 88% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f238ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f238ca, #f2386d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f238ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 56 202 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 2.73 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.29 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.29 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 7.71 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 7.83 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.06 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 8.65 #0dc735 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#f238ca  rgb(242, 56, 202)  hsl(313, 88%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#38f260  rgb(56, 242, 96)  hsl(133, 88%, 58%)  Spring Green
#caf238  rgb(202, 242, 56)  hsl(73, 88%, 58%)  Electric Lime
#38caf2  rgb(56, 202, 242)  hsl(193, 88%, 58%)  Sky Blue