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#DE00A9

#de00a9 ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#de00a9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 0% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 23.87% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 314.32°, with 100% saturation and 43.53% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 6.9.

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Relative luminance0.1839

Complementary

  1. #de00a9
  2. #00de35

Split complementary

  1. #de00a9
  2. #3ade00
  3. #00dea4

Analogous

  1. #a400de
  2. #de00a9
  3. #de003a

Triadic

  1. #de00a9
  2. #a9de00
  3. #00a9de

Tetradic

  1. #de00a9
  2. #de3500
  3. #00de35
  4. #00a9de

Square

  1. #de00a9
  2. #dea400
  3. #00de35
  4. #003ade

Monochromatic

  1. #450035
  2. #92006f
  3. #de00a9
  4. #ff2ccd
  5. #ff78df

Shades

#de00a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de00a9
  2. #c80098
  3. #b20087
  4. #9b0076
  5. #850065
  6. #6f0055
  7. #590044
  8. #430033
  9. #2c0022
  10. #160011
  11. #000000

Tints

#de00a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de00a9
  2. #e11ab2
  3. #e533ba
  4. #e84dc3
  5. #eb66cb
  6. #ef80d4
  7. #f299dd
  8. #f5b3e5
  9. #f8ccee
  10. #fce6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de00a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de00a9
  2. #d50da5
  3. #cb1aa1
  4. #c2269d
  5. #b83399
  6. #af4095
  7. #a64d90
  8. #9c5a8c
  9. #936688
  10. #897384
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa5d8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3062ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7582a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ed0463 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974dab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a966a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e70385 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de00a9 {
  color: #de00a9;
}
Background
.bg-de00a9 {
  background-color: #de00a9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de00a9 {
  border: 2px solid #de00a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de00a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 0 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 100% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de00a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de00a9, #de003a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de00a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 0 169 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 6.90 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.95 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.19 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.96 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 9.93 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.68 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 11.34 #21ff56 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#de00a9  rgb(222, 0, 169)  hsl(314, 100%, 44%)  Shocking Pink
#00de35  rgb(0, 222, 53)  hsl(134, 100%, 44%)  Malachite
#a9de00  rgb(169, 222, 0)  hsl(74, 100%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#00a9de  rgb(0, 169, 222)  hsl(194, 100%, 44%)  Carolina Blue