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#E400A9

#e400a9 ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#e400a9 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 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 25.88% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 315.53°, 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 5.8.

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Relative luminance0.1936

Complementary

  1. #e400a9
  2. #00e43b

Split complementary

  1. #e400a9
  2. #37e400
  3. #00e4ad

Analogous

  1. #ad00e4
  2. #e400a9
  3. #e40037

Triadic

  1. #e400a9
  2. #a9e400
  3. #00a9e4

Tetradic

  1. #e400a9
  2. #e43b00
  3. #00e43b
  4. #00a9e4

Square

  1. #e400a9
  2. #e4ad00
  3. #00e43b
  4. #0037e4

Monochromatic

  1. #4b0038
  2. #980070
  3. #e400a9
  4. #ff32ca
  5. #ff7ede

Shades

#e400a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e400a9
  2. #cd0098
  3. #b60087
  4. #a00076
  5. #890065
  6. #720055
  7. #5b0044
  8. #440033
  9. #2e0022
  10. #170011
  11. #000000

Tints

#e400a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e400a9
  2. #e71ab2
  3. #e933ba
  4. #ec4dc3
  5. #ef66cb
  6. #f280d4
  7. #f499dd
  8. #f7b3e5
  9. #faccee
  10. #fce6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e400a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e400a9
  2. #da0da5
  3. #d01aa1
  4. #c6269d
  5. #bc3399
  6. #b24095
  7. #a84d90
  8. #9e5a8c
  9. #946688
  10. #8a7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af608f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3664ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a85a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f40063 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c4eab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af69a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee0085 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e400a9 {
  color: #e400a9;
}
Background
.bg-e400a9 {
  background-color: #e400a9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e400a9 {
  border: 2px solid #e400a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e400a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 0 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 100% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e400a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e400a9, #e40037);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e400a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 0 169 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 5.80 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.58 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 7.62 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.00 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 8.70 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 10.04 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.41 #1bff56 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#e400a9  rgb(228, 0, 169)  hsl(316, 100%, 45%)  Shocking Pink
#00e43b  rgb(0, 228, 59)  hsl(136, 100%, 45%)  Malachite
#a9e400  rgb(169, 228, 0)  hsl(76, 100%, 45%)  Spring Bud
#00a9e4  rgb(0, 169, 228)  hsl(196, 100%, 45%)  Carolina Blue