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#F42BCA

#f42bca ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#f42bca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 16.86% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.38% magenta, 17.21% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 312.54°, with 90.13% saturation and 56.27% 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 6.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 2.24.

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Web safe#ff33cc
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Relative luminance0.2523

Complementary

  1. #f42bca
  2. #2bf455

Split complementary

  1. #f42bca
  2. #65f42b
  3. #2bf4b9

Analogous

  1. #b92bf4
  2. #f42bca
  3. #f42b65

Triadic

  1. #f42bca
  2. #caf42b
  3. #2bcaf4

Tetradic

  1. #f42bca
  2. #f4552b
  3. #2bf455
  4. #2bcaf4

Square

  1. #f42bca
  2. #f4b92b
  3. #2bf455
  4. #2b65f4

Monochromatic

  1. #7f0766
  2. #c80aa0
  3. #f42bca
  4. #f874dc
  5. #fcbcee

Shades

#f42bca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f42bca
  2. #dc27b6
  3. #c322a2
  4. #ab1e8d
  5. #921a79
  6. #7a1665
  7. #621151
  8. #490d3d
  9. #310928
  10. #180414
  11. #000000

Tints

#f42bca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f42bca
  2. #f540cf
  3. #f655d5
  4. #f76bda
  5. #f880df
  6. #fa95e5
  7. #fbaaea
  8. #fcbfef
  9. #fdd5f4
  10. #feeafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f42bca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f42bca
  2. #e834c3
  3. #dd3cbb
  4. #d145b4
  5. #c64dac
  6. #ba56a5
  7. #ae5e9e
  8. #a36796
  9. #976f8f
  10. #8c7887
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #be70a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a76ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8194c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff377c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a761cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ba78c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd33a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f42bca {
  color: #f42bca;
}
Background
.bg-f42bca {
  background-color: #f42bca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f42bca {
  border: 2px solid #f42bca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f42bca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 43 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 90% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f42bca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f42bca, #f42b65);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f42bca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 43 202 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 2.24 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.18 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.18 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 7.73 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 8.67 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.94 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 8.95 #0bd435 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#f42bca  rgb(244, 43, 202)  hsl(313, 90%, 56%)  Shocking Pink
#2bf455  rgb(43, 244, 85)  hsl(133, 90%, 56%)  Spring Green
#caf42b  rgb(202, 244, 43)  hsl(73, 90%, 56%)  Electric Lime
#2bcaf4  rgb(43, 202, 244)  hsl(193, 90%, 56%)  Deep Sky Blue