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#EC00A9

#ec00a9 ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ec00a9 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 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 28.39% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 317.03°, 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 4.58.

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Web safe#ff0099
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Relative luminance0.207

Complementary

  1. #ec00a9
  2. #00ec43

Split complementary

  1. #ec00a9
  2. #33ec00
  3. #00ecb9

Analogous

  1. #b900ec
  2. #ec00a9
  3. #ec0033

Triadic

  1. #ec00a9
  2. #a9ec00
  3. #00a9ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec00a9
  2. #ec4300
  3. #00ec43
  4. #00a9ec

Square

  1. #ec00a9
  2. #ecb900
  3. #00ec43
  4. #0033ec

Monochromatic

  1. #53003b
  2. #9f0072
  3. #ec00a9
  4. #ff39c7
  5. #ff86dd

Shades

#ec00a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec00a9
  2. #d40098
  3. #bd0087
  4. #a50076
  5. #8e0065
  6. #760055
  7. #5e0044
  8. #470033
  9. #2f0022
  10. #180011
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec00a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec00a9
  2. #ee1ab2
  3. #f033ba
  4. #f24dc3
  5. #f466cb
  6. #f680d4
  7. #f799dd
  8. #f9b3e5
  9. #fbccee
  10. #fde6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec00a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec00a9
  2. #e10da5
  3. #d61aa1
  4. #cc269d
  5. #c13399
  6. #b64095
  7. #ab4d90
  8. #a05a8c
  9. #966688
  10. #8b7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b56391 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d67ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #808aa5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd0063 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a250ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b66da6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f60085 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec00a9 {
  color: #ec00a9;
}
Background
.bg-ec00a9 {
  background-color: #ec00a9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec00a9 {
  border: 2px solid #ec00a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec00a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec00a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec00a9, #ec0033);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec00a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 169 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 4.58 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 5.89 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 7.16 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.10 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 8.36 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.70 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.32 #13ff56 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ec00a9  rgb(236, 0, 169)  hsl(317, 100%, 46%)  Shocking Pink
#00ec43  rgb(0, 236, 67)  hsl(137, 100%, 46%)  Malachite
#a9ec00  rgb(169, 236, 0)  hsl(77, 100%, 46%)  Spring Bud
#00a9ec  rgb(0, 169, 236)  hsl(197, 100%, 46%)  Carolina Blue