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#EC00C9

#ec00c9 ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ec00c9 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 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 14.83% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 308.9°, 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 4.16.

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Relative luminance0.2205

Complementary

  1. #ec00c9
  2. #00ec23

Split complementary

  1. #ec00c9
  2. #53ec00
  3. #00ec99

Analogous

  1. #9900ec
  2. #ec00c9
  3. #ec0053

Triadic

  1. #ec00c9
  2. #c9ec00
  3. #00c9ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec00c9
  2. #ec2300
  3. #00ec23
  4. #00c9ec

Square

  1. #ec00c9
  2. #ec9900
  3. #00ec23
  4. #0053ec

Monochromatic

  1. #530047
  2. #9f0088
  3. #ec00c9
  4. #ff39e2
  5. #ff86ed

Shades

#ec00c9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec00c9
  2. #d400b5
  3. #bd00a1
  4. #a5008d
  5. #8e0079
  6. #760065
  7. #5e0050
  8. #47003c
  9. #2f0028
  10. #180014
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec00c9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec00c9
  2. #ee1ace
  3. #f033d4
  4. #f24dd9
  5. #f466df
  6. #f680e4
  7. #f799e9
  8. #f9b3ef
  9. #fbccf4
  10. #fde6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec00c9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec00c9
  2. #e10dc2
  3. #d61aba
  4. #cc26b3
  5. #c133ac
  6. #b640a5
  7. #ab4d9d
  8. #a05a96
  9. #96668f
  10. #8b7387
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b666a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #166dcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #748cc5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f92776 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e56cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b16fc6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f41d9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec00c9 {
  color: #ec00c9;
}
Background
.bg-ec00c9 {
  background-color: #ec00c9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec00c9 {
  border: 2px solid #ec00c9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec00c9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec00c9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec00c9, #ec0053);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec00c9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 201 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 4.16 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.82 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.82 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.14 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.39 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.08 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 11.22 #13ff36 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ec00c9  rgb(236, 0, 201)  hsl(309, 100%, 46%)  Shocking Pink
#00ec23  rgb(0, 236, 35)  hsl(129, 100%, 46%)  Lime
#c9ec00  rgb(201, 236, 0)  hsl(69, 100%, 46%)  Pear
#00c9ec  rgb(0, 201, 236)  hsl(189, 100%, 46%)  Sky Blue