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#EC00BC

#ec00bc ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ec00bc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 20.34% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 312.2°, 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.54.

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Web safe#ff00cc
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Relative luminance0.2146

Complementary

  1. #ec00bc
  2. #00ec30

Split complementary

  1. #ec00bc
  2. #46ec00
  3. #00eca6

Analogous

  1. #a600ec
  2. #ec00bc
  3. #ec0046

Triadic

  1. #ec00bc
  2. #bcec00
  3. #00bcec

Tetradic

  1. #ec00bc
  2. #ec3000
  3. #00ec30
  4. #00bcec

Square

  1. #ec00bc
  2. #eca600
  3. #00ec30
  4. #0046ec

Monochromatic

  1. #530042
  2. #9f007f
  3. #ec00bc
  4. #ff39d7
  5. #ff86e6

Shades

#ec00bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec00bc
  2. #d400a9
  3. #bd0096
  4. #a50084
  5. #8e0071
  6. #76005e
  7. #5e004b
  8. #470038
  9. #2f0026
  10. #180013
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec00bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec00bc
  2. #ee1ac3
  3. #f033c9
  4. #f24dd0
  5. #f466d7
  6. #f680de
  7. #f799e4
  8. #f9b3eb
  9. #fbccf2
  10. #fde6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec00bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec00bc
  2. #e10db6
  3. #d61ab0
  4. #cc26aa
  5. #c133a4
  6. #b6409e
  7. #ab4d98
  8. #a05a92
  9. #96668c
  10. #8b7386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5649b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c6bc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a8bb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb176e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a053be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b36eb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f51094 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec00bc {
  color: #ec00bc;
}
Background
.bg-ec00bc {
  background-color: #ec00bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec00bc {
  border: 2px solid #ec00bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec00bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec00bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec00bc, #ec0046);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec00bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 188 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.54 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 7.85 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.62 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.62 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 9.71 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 9.93 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.24 #13ff43 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ec00bc  rgb(236, 0, 188)  hsl(312, 100%, 46%)  Shocking Pink
#00ec30  rgb(0, 236, 48)  hsl(132, 100%, 46%)  Lime
#bcec00  rgb(188, 236, 0)  hsl(72, 100%, 46%)  Electric Lime
#00bcec  rgb(0, 188, 236)  hsl(192, 100%, 46%)  Deep Sky Blue