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#FC42CE

#fc42ce ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#fc42ce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.81% magenta, 18.25% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 314.84°, 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 6.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 4.04.

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Relative luminance0.2905

Complementary

  1. #fc42ce
  2. #42fc70

Split complementary

  1. #fc42ce
  2. #71fc42
  3. #42fccd

Analogous

  1. #cd42fc
  2. #fc42ce
  3. #fc4271

Triadic

  1. #fc42ce
  2. #cefc42
  3. #42cefc

Tetradic

  1. #fc42ce
  2. #fc7042
  3. #42fc70
  4. #42cefc

Square

  1. #fc42ce
  2. #fccd42
  3. #42fc70
  4. #4271fc

Monochromatic

  1. #a2037b
  2. #ee04b4
  3. #fc42ce
  4. #fd8de2
  5. #fed9f5

Shades

#fc42ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fc42ce
  2. #e33bb9
  3. #ca35a5
  4. #b02e90
  5. #97287c
  6. #7e2167
  7. #651a52
  8. #4c143e
  9. #320d29
  10. #190715
  11. #000000

Tints

#fc42ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fc42ce
  2. #fc55d3
  3. #fd68d8
  4. #fd7bdd
  5. #fd8ee2
  6. #fea1e7
  7. #feb3eb
  8. #fec6f0
  9. #fed9f5
  10. #ffecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fc42ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fc42ce
  2. #f048c6
  3. #e34ebe
  4. #d755b7
  5. #ca5baf
  6. #be61a7
  7. #b2679f
  8. #a56d97
  9. #997490
  10. #8c7a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c67aae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f80d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c9dca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff4884 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b06cd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c382cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff46a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fc42ce {
  color: #fc42ce;
}
Background
.bg-fc42ce {
  background-color: #fc42ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fc42ce {
  border: 2px solid #fc42ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fc42ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 66 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 97% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fc42ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fc42ce, #fc4271);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fc42ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 66 206 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 4.04 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 5.50 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.40 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 7.64 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.66 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.66 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 7.82 #03bd31 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#fc42ce  rgb(252, 66, 206)  hsl(315, 97%, 62%)  Shocking Pink
#42fc70  rgb(66, 252, 112)  hsl(135, 97%, 62%)  Spring Green
#cefc42  rgb(206, 252, 66)  hsl(75, 97%, 62%)  Electric Lime
#42cefc  rgb(66, 206, 252)  hsl(195, 97%, 62%)  Deep Sky Blue