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#D040AE

#d040ae ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#d040ae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.57% red, 25.1% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.23% magenta, 16.35% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 314.17°, with 60.5% saturation and 53.33% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 6.81.

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Relative luminance0.2013

Complementary

  1. #d040ae
  2. #40d062

Split complementary

  1. #d040ae
  2. #66d040
  3. #40d0aa

Analogous

  1. #aa40d0
  2. #d040ae
  3. #d04066

Triadic

  1. #d040ae
  2. #aed040
  3. #40aed0

Tetradic

  1. #d040ae
  2. #d06240
  3. #40d062
  4. #40aed0

Square

  1. #d040ae
  2. #d0aa40
  3. #40d062
  4. #4066d0

Monochromatic

  1. #5f174e
  2. #9d2781
  3. #d040ae
  4. #df7dc8
  5. #eebbe2

Shades

#d040ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d040ae
  2. #bb3a9d
  3. #a6338b
  4. #922d7a
  5. #7d2668
  6. #682057
  7. #531a46
  8. #3e1334
  9. #2a0d23
  10. #150611
  11. #000000

Tints

#d040ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d040ae
  2. #d553b6
  3. #d966be
  4. #de79c6
  5. #e38cce
  6. #e8a0d7
  7. #ecb3df
  8. #f1c6e7
  9. #f6d9ef
  10. #faecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d040ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d040ae
  2. #c846a9
  3. #c04da5
  4. #b853a0
  5. #b05a9c
  6. #a86097
  7. #a06692
  8. #986d8e
  9. #907389
  10. #887a85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a46993 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #476eb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7584ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc4672 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #935fb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a26fac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7438e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d040ae {
  color: #d040ae;
}
Background
.bg-d040ae {
  background-color: #d040ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d040ae {
  border: 2px solid #d040ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d040ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 208 64 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 61% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d040ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d040ae, #d04066);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d040ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(208 64 174 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 6.81 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.15 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.70 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.97 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.13 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.12 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.60 #2fbf51 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#d040ae  rgb(208, 64, 174)  hsl(314, 61%, 53%)  Shocking Pink
#40d062  rgb(64, 208, 98)  hsl(134, 61%, 53%)  Malachite
#aed040  rgb(174, 208, 64)  hsl(74, 61%, 53%)  June Bud
#40aed0  rgb(64, 174, 208)  hsl(194, 61%, 53%)  Moonstone Blue