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#EC00CA

#ec00ca ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ec00ca 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 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 14.41% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 308.64°, 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 4.24.

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Web safe#ff00cc
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Relative luminance0.221

Complementary

  1. #ec00ca
  2. #00ec22

Split complementary

  1. #ec00ca
  2. #54ec00
  3. #00ec98

Analogous

  1. #9800ec
  2. #ec00ca
  3. #ec0054

Triadic

  1. #ec00ca
  2. #caec00
  3. #00caec

Tetradic

  1. #ec00ca
  2. #ec2200
  3. #00ec22
  4. #00caec

Square

  1. #ec00ca
  2. #ec9800
  3. #00ec22
  4. #0054ec

Monochromatic

  1. #530047
  2. #9f0089
  3. #ec00ca
  4. #ff39e3
  5. #ff86ee

Shades

#ec00ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec00ca
  2. #d400b6
  3. #bd00a2
  4. #a5008d
  5. #8e0079
  6. #760065
  7. #5e0051
  8. #47003d
  9. #2f0028
  10. #180014
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec00ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec00ca
  2. #ee1acf
  3. #f033d5
  4. #f24dda
  5. #f466df
  6. #f680e5
  7. #f799ea
  8. #f9b3ef
  9. #fbccf4
  10. #fde6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec00ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec00ca
  2. #e10dc3
  3. #d61abb
  4. #cc26b4
  5. #c133ac
  6. #b640a5
  7. #ab4d9e
  8. #a05a96
  9. #96668f
  10. #8b7387
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b666a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #136ece ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #748cc6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f92877 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e56cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b16fc7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f41e9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec00ca {
  color: #ec00ca;
}
Background
.bg-ec00ca {
  background-color: #ec00ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec00ca {
  border: 2px solid #ec00ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec00ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec00ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec00ca, #ec0054);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec00ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 202 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 4.24 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.69 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.69 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.07 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.51 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.04 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 11.32 #13ff35 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ec00ca  rgb(236, 0, 202)  hsl(309, 100%, 46%)  Shocking Pink
#00ec22  rgb(0, 236, 34)  hsl(129, 100%, 46%)  Lime
#caec00  rgb(202, 236, 0)  hsl(69, 100%, 46%)  Pear
#00caec  rgb(0, 202, 236)  hsl(189, 100%, 46%)  Sky Blue