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#E400A4

#e400a4 ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#e400a4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 0% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 28.07% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 316.84°, with 100% saturation and 44.71% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 6.22.

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Relative luminance0.1917

Complementary

  1. #e400a4
  2. #00e440

Split complementary

  1. #e400a4
  2. #32e400
  3. #00e4b2

Analogous

  1. #b200e4
  2. #e400a4
  3. #e40032

Triadic

  1. #e400a4
  2. #a4e400
  3. #00a4e4

Tetradic

  1. #e400a4
  2. #e44000
  3. #00e440
  4. #00a4e4

Square

  1. #e400a4
  2. #e4b200
  3. #00e440
  4. #0032e4

Monochromatic

  1. #4b0036
  2. #98006d
  3. #e400a4
  4. #ff32c5
  5. #ff7edb

Shades

#e400a4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e400a4
  2. #cd0094
  3. #b60083
  4. #a00073
  5. #890062
  6. #720052
  7. #5b0042
  8. #440031
  9. #2e0021
  10. #170010
  11. #000000

Tints

#e400a4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e400a4
  2. #e71aad
  3. #e933b6
  4. #ec4dbf
  5. #ef66c8
  6. #f280d2
  7. #f499db
  8. #f7b3e4
  9. #facced
  10. #fce6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e400a4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e400a4
  2. #da0da0
  3. #d01a9d
  4. #c62699
  5. #bc3396
  6. #b24092
  7. #a84d8e
  8. #9e5a8b
  9. #946687
  10. #8a7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae5f8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a63a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c85a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f40060 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d4ea6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af69a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee0081 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e400a4 {
  color: #e400a4;
}
Background
.bg-e400a4 {
  background-color: #e400a4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e400a4 {
  border: 2px solid #e400a4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e400a4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 0 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 100% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e400a4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e400a4, #e40032);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e400a4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 0 164 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 6.22 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.01 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 7.30 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.48 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 8.14 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.59 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 9.76 #1bff5b Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#e400a4  rgb(228, 0, 164)  hsl(317, 100%, 45%)  Shocking Pink
#00e440  rgb(0, 228, 64)  hsl(137, 100%, 45%)  Malachite
#a4e400  rgb(164, 228, 0)  hsl(77, 100%, 45%)  Spring Bud
#00a4e4  rgb(0, 164, 228)  hsl(197, 100%, 45%)  Carolina Blue