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#EF00A9

#ef00a9 ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ef00a9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 0% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 29.29% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 317.57°, with 100% saturation and 46.86% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 4.23.

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Web safe#ff0099
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Relative luminance0.2122

Complementary

  1. #ef00a9
  2. #00ef46

Split complementary

  1. #ef00a9
  2. #32ef00
  3. #00efbd

Analogous

  1. #bd00ef
  2. #ef00a9
  3. #ef0032

Triadic

  1. #ef00a9
  2. #a9ef00
  3. #00a9ef

Tetradic

  1. #ef00a9
  2. #ef4600
  3. #00ef46
  4. #00a9ef

Square

  1. #ef00a9
  2. #efbd00
  3. #00ef46
  4. #0032ef

Monochromatic

  1. #56003d
  2. #a20073
  3. #ef00a9
  4. #ff3cc6
  5. #ff89dc

Shades

#ef00a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef00a9
  2. #d70098
  3. #bf0087
  4. #a70076
  5. #8f0065
  6. #780055
  7. #600044
  8. #480033
  9. #300022
  10. #180011
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef00a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef00a9
  2. #f11ab2
  3. #f233ba
  4. #f44dc3
  5. #f566cb
  6. #f780d4
  7. #f999dd
  8. #fab3e5
  9. #fcccee
  10. #fde6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef00a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef00a9
  2. #e40da5
  3. #d91aa1
  4. #ce269d
  5. #c33399
  6. #b84095
  7. #ac4d90
  8. #a15a8c
  9. #966688
  10. #8b7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b76492 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f68ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #838ca5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0063 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a551ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b86ea6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa0085 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef00a9 {
  color: #ef00a9;
}
Background
.bg-ef00a9 {
  background-color: #ef00a9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef00a9 {
  border: 2px solid #ef00a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef00a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 0 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 100% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef00a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef00a9, #ef0032);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef00a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 0 169 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 4.23 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 5.26 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 6.61 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 7.75 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.24 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.18 #ff007f Rose ΔE 9.98 #10ff56 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ef00a9  rgb(239, 0, 169)  hsl(318, 100%, 47%)  Shocking Pink
#00ef46  rgb(0, 239, 70)  hsl(138, 100%, 47%)  Lime
#a9ef00  rgb(169, 239, 0)  hsl(78, 100%, 47%)  Spring Bud
#00a9ef  rgb(0, 169, 239)  hsl(198, 100%, 47%)  Carolina Blue