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#FC42CD

#fc42cd ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#fc42cd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 25.88% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.81% magenta, 18.65% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 315.16°, with 96.88% saturation and 62.35% 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 6.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.97.

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Web safe#ff33cc
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Relative luminance0.29

Complementary

  1. #fc42cd
  2. #42fc71

Split complementary

  1. #fc42cd
  2. #70fc42
  3. #42fcce

Analogous

  1. #ce42fc
  2. #fc42cd
  3. #fc4270

Triadic

  1. #fc42cd
  2. #cdfc42
  3. #42cdfc

Tetradic

  1. #fc42cd
  2. #fc7142
  3. #42fc71
  4. #42cdfc

Square

  1. #fc42cd
  2. #fcce42
  3. #42fc71
  4. #4270fc

Monochromatic

  1. #a2037a
  2. #ee04b3
  3. #fc42cd
  4. #fd8de1
  5. #fed9f5

Shades

#fc42cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fc42cd
  2. #e33bb9
  3. #ca35a4
  4. #b02e90
  5. #97287b
  6. #7e2167
  7. #651a52
  8. #4c143e
  9. #320d29
  10. #190715
  11. #000000

Tints

#fc42cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fc42cd
  2. #fc55d2
  3. #fd68d7
  4. #fd7bdc
  5. #fd8ee1
  6. #fea1e6
  7. #feb3eb
  8. #fec6f0
  9. #fed9f5
  10. #ffecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fc42cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fc42cd
  2. #f048c5
  3. #e34ebe
  4. #d755b6
  5. #ca5bae
  6. #be61a7
  7. #b2679f
  8. #a56d97
  9. #99748f
  10. #8c7a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c67aad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5080d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d9dc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff4883 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b16ccf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c382ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff46a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fc42cd {
  color: #fc42cd;
}
Background
.bg-fc42cd {
  background-color: #fc42cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fc42cd {
  border: 2px solid #fc42cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fc42cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 66 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 97% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fc42cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fc42cd, #fc4270);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fc42cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 66 205 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.97 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 5.46 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.47 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 7.49 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 7.66 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.81 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.81 #03bd32 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#fc42cd  rgb(252, 66, 205)  hsl(315, 97%, 62%)  Shocking Pink
#42fc71  rgb(66, 252, 113)  hsl(135, 97%, 62%)  Spring Green
#cdfc42  rgb(205, 252, 66)  hsl(75, 97%, 62%)  Electric Lime
#42cdfc  rgb(66, 205, 252)  hsl(195, 97%, 62%)  Deep Sky Blue