Steel Pink is vivid, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #3c3 |
| Complementary Color | #32cc32 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (300° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Steel Pink Color. The Pink Purple color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called San Francisco Pink (#bb33aa) for more calm effect. Try Vivid Fuchsia as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#32cc32 is the best complementary color to Steel Pink. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c3c complementary color is Apple, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #7f32cc and #cc327f. Thus found on the left and right of #c3c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Purple Heart and Medium Red Violet colors as they work well with Steel Pink.
The split-complementary Steel Pink palette consists of #32cc7f and #7fcc32 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#32cc32). Try Shamrock and Atlantis colors in combination with #c3c, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #c3c offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Steel Pink. Thus Turquoise and Earls Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Steel Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Apple, Brandy Punch, and Mariner split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3c square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Steel Pink tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#32cc32) and two others. The Earls Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Governor Bay – 120° from the complementary Apple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cbcc32 and #3232cc.
In a RGB color space, hex #cc33cc is made of 44% red, 11% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Steel Pink has a hue angle of 300°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc33cc is made of 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #cc33cc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,51,204) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 11%, 44% |
| CMYK | 0, 60, 0, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(300,60%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(300,75%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.3414,74.7678,-46.904) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9847,19.5647,58.9538) |