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#FF42C5

#ff42c5 ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ff42c5 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 25.88% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.12% magenta, 22.75% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 318.41°, with 100% saturation and 62.94% 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 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 4.01.

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Relative luminance0.2919

Complementary

  1. #ff42c5
  2. #42ff7c

Split complementary

  1. #ff42c5
  2. #67ff42
  3. #42ffda

Analogous

  1. #da42ff
  2. #ff42c5
  3. #ff4267

Triadic

  1. #ff42c5
  2. #c5ff42
  3. #42c5ff

Tetradic

  1. #ff42c5
  2. #ff7c42
  3. #42ff7c
  4. #42c5ff

Square

  1. #ff42c5
  2. #ffda42
  3. #42ff7c
  4. #4267ff

Monochromatic

  1. #a80074
  2. #f400a9
  3. #ff42c5
  4. #ff8edc
  5. #ffdbf4

Shades

#ff42c5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff42c5
  2. #e63bb1
  3. #cc359e
  4. #b32e8a
  5. #992876
  6. #802163
  7. #661a4f
  8. #4d143b
  9. #330d27
  10. #1a0714
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff42c5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff42c5
  2. #ff55cb
  3. #ff68d1
  4. #ff7bd6
  5. #ff8edc
  6. #ffa1e2
  7. #ffb3e8
  8. #ffc6ee
  9. #ffd9f3
  10. #ffecf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff42c5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff42c5
  2. #f248be
  3. #e64eb7
  4. #d955b0
  5. #cc5ba9
  6. #c061a3
  7. #b3679c
  8. #a66d95
  9. #99748e
  10. #8d7a87
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c87ba9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #577fc9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #929ec1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff427f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b46cc7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c783c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff42a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff42c5 {
  color: #ff42c5;
}
Background
.bg-ff42c5 {
  background-color: #ff42c5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff42c5 {
  border: 2px solid #ff42c5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff42c5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 66 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 100% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff42c5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff42c5, #ff4267);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff42c5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 66 197 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 4.01 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 4.95 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 6.11 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 6.16 #ff69b4 Hot Pink ΔE 7.50 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 7.66 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.30 #00bd3a Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ff42c5  rgb(255, 66, 197)  hsl(318, 100%, 63%)  Shocking Pink
#42ff7c  rgb(66, 255, 124)  hsl(138, 100%, 63%)  Spring Green
#c5ff42  rgb(197, 255, 66)  hsl(78, 100%, 63%)  Green Yellow
#42c5ff  rgb(66, 197, 255)  hsl(198, 100%, 63%)  Deep Sky Blue