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#EC00C5

#ec00c5 ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ec00c5 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 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 16.53% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 309.92°, 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.88.

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Relative luminance0.2186

Complementary

  1. #ec00c5
  2. #00ec27

Split complementary

  1. #ec00c5
  2. #4fec00
  3. #00ec9d

Analogous

  1. #9d00ec
  2. #ec00c5
  3. #ec004f

Triadic

  1. #ec00c5
  2. #c5ec00
  3. #00c5ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec00c5
  2. #ec2700
  3. #00ec27
  4. #00c5ec

Square

  1. #ec00c5
  2. #ec9d00
  3. #00ec27
  4. #004fec

Monochromatic

  1. #530045
  2. #9f0085
  3. #ec00c5
  4. #ff39de
  5. #ff86eb

Shades

#ec00c5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec00c5
  2. #d400b1
  3. #bd009e
  4. #a5008a
  5. #8e0076
  6. #760063
  7. #5e004f
  8. #47003b
  9. #2f0027
  10. #180014
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec00c5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec00c5
  2. #ee1acb
  3. #f033d1
  4. #f24dd6
  5. #f466dc
  6. #f680e2
  7. #f799e8
  8. #f9b3ee
  9. #fbccf3
  10. #fde6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec00c5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec00c5
  2. #e10dbe
  3. #d61ab7
  4. #cc26b0
  5. #c133a9
  6. #b640a3
  7. #ab4d9c
  8. #a05a95
  9. #96668e
  10. #8b7387
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b665a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f6dc9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #768cc1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa2374 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e55c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26ec2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4199b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec00c5 {
  color: #ec00c5;
}
Background
.bg-ec00c5 {
  background-color: #ec00c5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec00c5 {
  border: 2px solid #ec00c5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec00c5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec00c5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec00c5, #ec004f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec00c5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 197 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.88 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.36 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.36 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.91 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.47 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 10.82 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 10.91 #13ff3a Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ec00c5  rgb(236, 0, 197)  hsl(310, 100%, 46%)  Shocking Pink
#00ec27  rgb(0, 236, 39)  hsl(130, 100%, 46%)  Lime
#c5ec00  rgb(197, 236, 0)  hsl(70, 100%, 46%)  Electric Lime
#00c5ec  rgb(0, 197, 236)  hsl(190, 100%, 46%)  Deep Sky Blue