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#F42BCD

#f42bcd ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#f42bcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.38% magenta, 15.98% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 311.64°, 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 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 2.65.

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Web safe#ff33cc
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Relative luminance0.2537

Complementary

  1. #f42bcd
  2. #2bf452

Split complementary

  1. #f42bcd
  2. #68f42b
  3. #2bf4b6

Analogous

  1. #b62bf4
  2. #f42bcd
  3. #f42b68

Triadic

  1. #f42bcd
  2. #cdf42b
  3. #2bcdf4

Tetradic

  1. #f42bcd
  2. #f4522b
  3. #2bf452
  4. #2bcdf4

Square

  1. #f42bcd
  2. #f4b62b
  3. #2bf452
  4. #2b68f4

Monochromatic

  1. #7f0768
  2. #c80aa3
  3. #f42bcd
  4. #f874de
  5. #fcbcef

Shades

#f42bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f42bcd
  2. #dc27b9
  3. #c322a4
  4. #ab1e90
  5. #921a7b
  6. #7a1667
  7. #621152
  8. #490d3e
  9. #310929
  10. #180415
  11. #000000

Tints

#f42bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f42bcd
  2. #f540d2
  3. #f655d7
  4. #f76bdc
  5. #f880e1
  6. #fa95e6
  7. #fbaaeb
  8. #fcbff0
  9. #fdd5f5
  10. #feeafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f42bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f42bcd
  2. #e834c5
  3. #dd3cbe
  4. #d145b6
  5. #c64dae
  6. #ba56a7
  7. #ae5e9f
  8. #a36797
  9. #976f8f
  10. #8c7888
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #be70a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3777d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f95c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff3a7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a761cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ba78ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fc34a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f42bcd {
  color: #f42bcd;
}
Background
.bg-f42bcd {
  background-color: #f42bcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f42bcd {
  border: 2px solid #f42bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f42bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 43 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 90% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f42bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f42bcd, #f42b68);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f42bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 43 205 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 2.65 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.72 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.72 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.17 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 8.76 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.80 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 9.35 #0bd432 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#f42bcd  rgb(244, 43, 205)  hsl(312, 90%, 56%)  Shocking Pink
#2bf452  rgb(43, 244, 82)  hsl(132, 90%, 56%)  Lime
#cdf42b  rgb(205, 244, 43)  hsl(72, 90%, 56%)  Electric Lime
#2bcdf4  rgb(43, 205, 244)  hsl(192, 90%, 56%)  Sky Blue