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#EC00A8

#ec00a8 ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ec00a8 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 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 28.81% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 317.29°, 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 4.69.

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Relative luminance0.2066

Complementary

  1. #ec00a8
  2. #00ec44

Split complementary

  1. #ec00a8
  2. #32ec00
  3. #00ecba

Analogous

  1. #ba00ec
  2. #ec00a8
  3. #ec0032

Triadic

  1. #ec00a8
  2. #a8ec00
  3. #00a8ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec00a8
  2. #ec4400
  3. #00ec44
  4. #00a8ec

Square

  1. #ec00a8
  2. #ecba00
  3. #00ec44
  4. #0032ec

Monochromatic

  1. #53003b
  2. #9f0072
  3. #ec00a8
  4. #ff39c6
  5. #ff86dc

Shades

#ec00a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec00a8
  2. #d40097
  3. #bd0086
  4. #a50076
  5. #8e0065
  6. #760054
  7. #5e0043
  8. #470032
  9. #2f0022
  10. #180011
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec00a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec00a8
  2. #ee1ab1
  3. #f033b9
  4. #f24dc2
  5. #f466cb
  6. #f680d4
  7. #f799dc
  8. #f9b3e5
  9. #fbccee
  10. #fde6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec00a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec00a8
  2. #e10da4
  3. #d61aa0
  4. #cc269c
  5. #c13398
  6. #b64094
  7. #ab4d90
  8. #a05a8c
  9. #966688
  10. #8b7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b56390 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e67ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #818aa4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd0062 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a350aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b66da5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f60084 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec00a8 {
  color: #ec00a8;
}
Background
.bg-ec00a8 {
  background-color: #ec00a8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec00a8 {
  border: 2px solid #ec00a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec00a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec00a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec00a8, #ec0032);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec00a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 168 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 4.69 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 5.81 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 7.02 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.00 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 8.29 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.61 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.16 #13ff57 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ec00a8  rgb(236, 0, 168)  hsl(317, 100%, 46%)  Shocking Pink
#00ec44  rgb(0, 236, 68)  hsl(137, 100%, 46%)  Malachite
#a8ec00  rgb(168, 236, 0)  hsl(77, 100%, 46%)  Spring Bud
#00a8ec  rgb(0, 168, 236)  hsl(197, 100%, 46%)  Carolina Blue