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#EC00A4

#ec00a4 ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ec00a4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 0% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 30.51% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 318.31°, with 100% saturation and 46.27% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 5.17.

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Relative luminance0.2051

Complementary

  1. #ec00a4
  2. #00ec48

Split complementary

  1. #ec00a4
  2. #2eec00
  3. #00ecbe

Analogous

  1. #be00ec
  2. #ec00a4
  3. #ec002e

Triadic

  1. #ec00a4
  2. #a4ec00
  3. #00a4ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec00a4
  2. #ec4800
  3. #00ec48
  4. #00a4ec

Square

  1. #ec00a4
  2. #ecbe00
  3. #00ec48
  4. #002eec

Monochromatic

  1. #53003a
  2. #9f006f
  3. #ec00a4
  4. #ff39c3
  5. #ff86da

Shades

#ec00a4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec00a4
  2. #d40094
  3. #bd0083
  4. #a50073
  5. #8e0062
  6. #760052
  7. #5e0042
  8. #470031
  9. #2f0021
  10. #180010
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec00a4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec00a4
  2. #ee1aad
  3. #f033b6
  4. #f24dbf
  5. #f466c8
  6. #f680d2
  7. #f799db
  8. #f9b3e4
  9. #fbcced
  10. #fde6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec00a4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec00a4
  2. #e10da0
  3. #d61a9d
  4. #cc2699
  5. #c13396
  6. #b64092
  7. #ab4d8e
  8. #a05a8b
  9. #966687
  10. #8b7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4628e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4066a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #828aa0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fe0060 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a350a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b66da1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f70081 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec00a4 {
  color: #ec00a4;
}
Background
.bg-ec00a4 {
  background-color: #ec00a4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec00a4 {
  border: 2px solid #ec00a4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec00a4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec00a4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec00a4, #ec002e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec00a4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 164 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 5.17 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 5.52 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 6.51 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.64 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 8.06 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.27 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.53 #13ff5b Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ec00a4  rgb(236, 0, 164)  hsl(318, 100%, 46%)  Shocking Pink
#00ec48  rgb(0, 236, 72)  hsl(138, 100%, 46%)  Malachite
#a4ec00  rgb(164, 236, 0)  hsl(78, 100%, 46%)  Spring Bud
#00a4ec  rgb(0, 164, 236)  hsl(198, 100%, 46%)  Carolina Blue