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#F540CB

#f540cb ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#f540cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 96.08% red, 25.1% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.88% magenta, 17.14% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 313.92°, with 90.05% saturation and 60.59% 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 6.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.31.

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Web safe#ff33cc
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Relative luminance0.2739

Complementary

  1. #f540cb
  2. #40f56a

Split complementary

  1. #f540cb
  2. #71f540
  3. #40f5c4

Analogous

  1. #c440f5
  2. #f540cb
  3. #f54071

Triadic

  1. #f540cb
  2. #cbf540
  3. #40cbf5

Tetradic

  1. #f540cb
  2. #f56a40
  3. #40f56a
  4. #40cbf5

Square

  1. #f540cb
  2. #f5c440
  3. #40f56a
  4. #4071f5

Monochromatic

  1. #940874
  2. #dd0cac
  3. #f540cb
  4. #f989df
  5. #fdd1f3

Shades

#f540cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f540cb
  2. #dd3ab7
  3. #c433a2
  4. #ac2d8e
  5. #93267a
  6. #7b2066
  7. #621a51
  8. #4a133d
  9. #310d29
  10. #190614
  11. #000000

Tints

#f540cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f540cb
  2. #f653d0
  3. #f766d5
  4. #f879db
  5. #f98ce0
  6. #faa0e5
  7. #fbb3ea
  8. #fcc6ef
  9. #fdd9f5
  10. #feecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f540cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f540cb
  2. #e946c4
  3. #de4dbc
  4. #d253b5
  5. #c65aad
  6. #bb60a6
  7. #af669e
  8. #a36d97
  9. #97738f
  10. #8c7a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c077aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b7dcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8799c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff4881 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab6acd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd7fc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fe45a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f540cb {
  color: #f540cb;
}
Background
.bg-f540cb {
  background-color: #f540cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f540cb {
  border: 2px solid #f540cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f540cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 245 64 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 90% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f540cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f540cb, #f54071);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f540cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(245 64 203 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.31 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 6.56 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.42 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.52 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.52 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 7.55 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 8.10 #0abf34 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#f540cb  rgb(245, 64, 203)  hsl(314, 90%, 61%)  Shocking Pink
#40f56a  rgb(64, 245, 106)  hsl(134, 90%, 61%)  Spring Green
#cbf540  rgb(203, 245, 64)  hsl(74, 90%, 61%)  Electric Lime
#40cbf5  rgb(64, 203, 245)  hsl(194, 90%, 61%)  Sky Blue