Shocking Pink

The color code of Shocking Pink indicates, that red is the main light source among the primary colors red, green and blue. Together with blue it forms the basic color magenta, which determines the initial color impression along with the remains of red. Learn more …

Because achromatic basic colors like black and white are restrained, the colorfulness of Shocking Pink is not really limited: The mixture ratio between chromatic and achromatic basic colors results in 82 % saturation. Since the inherent brightness of its contained basic colors sums up to a perceived brightness of 30 %, Shocking Pink is a rather dark color.

Hex	`#e8179a`
RGB	`rgb(232, 23, 154)`
HSL*	`hsl(322, 82%, 50%)`
Lab*	`51.95 79.97 -16.33`
CMYK*	`0% 90% 34% 9%`

* approximated values

Basic colors

51 %

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