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#FA42CC

#fa42cc ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#fa42cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 25.88% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.6% magenta, 18.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 315°, with 94.85% saturation and 61.96% 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 6.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.77.

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Web safe#ff33cc
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Relative luminance0.2858

Complementary

  1. #fa42cc
  2. #42fa70

Split complementary

  1. #fa42cc
  2. #70fa42
  3. #42facc

Analogous

  1. #cc42fa
  2. #fa42cc
  3. #fa4270

Triadic

  1. #fa42cc
  2. #ccfa42
  3. #42ccfa

Tetradic

  1. #fa42cc
  2. #fa7042
  3. #42fa70
  4. #42ccfa

Square

  1. #fa42cc
  2. #facc42
  3. #42fa70
  4. #4270fa

Monochromatic

  1. #9f0478
  2. #e906b1
  3. #fa42cc
  4. #fc8de0
  5. #fed7f4

Shades

#fa42cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fa42cc
  2. #e13bb8
  3. #c835a3
  4. #af2e8f
  5. #96287a
  6. #7d2166
  7. #641a52
  8. #4b143d
  9. #320d29
  10. #190714
  11. #000000

Tints

#fa42cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fa42cc
  2. #fb55d1
  3. #fb68d6
  4. #fc7bdb
  5. #fc8ee0
  6. #fda1e6
  7. #fdb3eb
  8. #fec6f0
  9. #fed9f5
  10. #ffecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fa42cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fa42cc
  2. #ee48c4
  3. #e24ebd
  4. #d555b5
  5. #c95bae
  6. #bd61a6
  7. #b1679e
  8. #a56d97
  9. #98748f
  10. #8c7a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c47aac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #507fd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c9cc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff4883 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af6cce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c282c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff46a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fa42cc {
  color: #fa42cc;
}
Background
.bg-fa42cc {
  background-color: #fa42cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fa42cc {
  border: 2px solid #fa42cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fa42cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 66 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 95% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fa42cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fa42cc, #fa4270);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fa42cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 66 204 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.77 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 5.68 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.42 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 7.42 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 7.68 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.80 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.80 #05bd33 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#fa42cc  rgb(250, 66, 204)  hsl(315, 95%, 62%)  Shocking Pink
#42fa70  rgb(66, 250, 112)  hsl(135, 95%, 62%)  Spring Green
#ccfa42  rgb(204, 250, 66)  hsl(75, 95%, 62%)  Electric Lime
#42ccfa  rgb(66, 204, 250)  hsl(195, 95%, 62%)  Deep Sky Blue