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#EC00CD

#ec00cd ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ec00cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 13.14% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 307.88°, 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 4.5.

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Web safe#ff00cc
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Relative luminance0.2224

Complementary

  1. #ec00cd
  2. #00ec1f

Split complementary

  1. #ec00cd
  2. #57ec00
  3. #00ec95

Analogous

  1. #9500ec
  2. #ec00cd
  3. #ec0057

Triadic

  1. #ec00cd
  2. #cdec00
  3. #00cdec

Tetradic

  1. #ec00cd
  2. #ec1f00
  3. #00ec1f
  4. #00cdec

Square

  1. #ec00cd
  2. #ec9500
  3. #00ec1f
  4. #0057ec

Monochromatic

  1. #530048
  2. #9f008b
  3. #ec00cd
  4. #ff39e5
  5. #ff86ef

Shades

#ec00cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec00cd
  2. #d400b9
  3. #bd00a4
  4. #a50090
  5. #8e007b
  6. #760067
  7. #5e0052
  8. #47003e
  9. #2f0029
  10. #180015
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec00cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec00cd
  2. #ee1ad2
  3. #f033d7
  4. #f24ddc
  5. #f466e1
  6. #f680e6
  7. #f799eb
  8. #f9b3f0
  9. #fbccf5
  10. #fde6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec00cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec00cd
  2. #e10dc5
  3. #d61abe
  4. #cc26b6
  5. #c133ae
  6. #b640a7
  7. #ab4d9f
  8. #a05a97
  9. #96668f
  10. #8b7388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b666a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #096ed1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #728cc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f92b78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d56d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b06fca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f420a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec00cd {
  color: #ec00cd;
}
Background
.bg-ec00cd {
  background-color: #ec00cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec00cd {
  border: 2px solid #ec00cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec00cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 308 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec00cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec00cd, #ec0057);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec00cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 205 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 4.50 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.30 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.30 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.85 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.86 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.94 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 11.50 #13ff32 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ec00cd  rgb(236, 0, 205)  hsl(308, 100%, 46%)  Shocking Pink
#00ec1f  rgb(0, 236, 31)  hsl(128, 100%, 46%)  Lime
#cdec00  rgb(205, 236, 0)  hsl(68, 100%, 46%)  Pear
#00cdec  rgb(0, 205, 236)  hsl(188, 100%, 46%)  Sky Blue