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#F409C8

#f409c8 ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#f409c8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 3.53% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.31% magenta, 18.03% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 311.23°, with 92.89% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 2.41.

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Relative luminance0.236

Complementary

  1. #f409c8
  2. #09f435

Split complementary

  1. #f409c8
  2. #53f409
  3. #09f4aa

Analogous

  1. #aa09f4
  2. #f409c8
  3. #f40953

Triadic

  1. #f409c8
  2. #c8f409
  3. #09c8f4

Tetradic

  1. #f409c8
  2. #f43509
  3. #09f435
  4. #09c8f4

Square

  1. #f409c8
  2. #f4aa09
  3. #09f435
  4. #0953f4

Monochromatic

  1. #60044f
  2. #aa068c
  3. #f409c8
  4. #f951d9
  5. #fb9be9

Shades

#f409c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f409c8
  2. #dc08b4
  3. #c307a0
  4. #ab068c
  5. #920578
  6. #7a0564
  7. #620450
  8. #49033c
  9. #310228
  10. #180114
  11. #000000

Tints

#f409c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f409c8
  2. #f522ce
  3. #f63ad3
  4. #f753d9
  5. #f86bde
  6. #fa84e4
  7. #fb9de9
  8. #fcb5ef
  9. #fdcef4
  10. #fee6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f409c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f409c8
  2. #e815c1
  3. #dd21ba
  4. #d12db2
  5. #c639ab
  6. #ba45a4
  7. #ae509d
  8. #a35c96
  9. #97688e
  10. #8c7487
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bc69a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2970cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c91c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff2376 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a559ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b973c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd1b9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f409c8 {
  color: #f409c8;
}
Background
.bg-f409c8 {
  background-color: #f409c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f409c8 {
  border: 2px solid #f409c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f409c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 9 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 93% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f409c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f409c8, #f40953);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f409c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 9 200 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 2.41 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.57 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.57 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.02 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 9.70 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.15 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 10.29 #0bf637 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#f409c8  rgb(244, 9, 200)  hsl(311, 93%, 50%)  Shocking Pink
#09f435  rgb(9, 244, 53)  hsl(131, 93%, 50%)  Lime
#c8f409  rgb(200, 244, 9)  hsl(71, 93%, 50%)  Electric Lime
#09c8f4  rgb(9, 200, 244)  hsl(191, 93%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue