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#EC00EF

#ec00ef ≈ Fuchsia

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ec00ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.26% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 299.25°, with 100% saturation and 46.86% 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fuchsia (#ff00ff), ΔE 3.88.

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Relative luminance0.2406

Complementary

  1. #ec00ef
  2. #03ef00

Split complementary

  1. #ec00ef
  2. #7aef00
  3. #00ef75

Analogous

  1. #7500ef
  2. #ec00ef
  3. #ef007a

Triadic

  1. #ec00ef
  2. #efec00
  3. #00efec

Tetradic

  1. #ec00ef
  2. #ef0003
  3. #03ef00
  4. #00efec

Square

  1. #ec00ef
  2. #ef7500
  3. #03ef00
  4. #007aef

Monochromatic

  1. #550056
  2. #a000a2
  3. #ec00ef
  4. #fd3cff
  5. #fe89ff

Shades

#ec00ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec00ef
  2. #d400d7
  3. #bd00bf
  4. #a500a7
  5. #8e008f
  6. #760078
  7. #5e0060
  8. #470048
  9. #2f0030
  10. #180018
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec00ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec00ef
  2. #ee1af1
  3. #f033f2
  4. #f24df4
  5. #f466f5
  6. #f680f7
  7. #f799f9
  8. #f9b3fa
  9. #fbccfc
  10. #fde6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec00ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec00ef
  2. #e10de4
  3. #d61ad9
  4. #cc26ce
  5. #c133c3
  6. #b640b8
  7. #ab4dac
  8. #a05aa1
  9. #966696
  10. #8b738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b86aba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e8fea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3468d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #965df2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa71ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f036bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec00ef {
  color: #ec00ef;
}
Background
.bg-ec00ef {
  background-color: #ec00ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec00ef {
  border: 2px solid #ec00ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec00ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 100% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec00ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec00ef, #ef007a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec00ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 239 / 0.35);
}

#ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 3.88 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 3.88 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.04 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.21 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.86 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.84 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.02 #13ff10 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Fuchsia
#ec00ef  rgb(236, 0, 239)  hsl(299, 100%, 47%)  Fuchsia
#03ef00  rgb(3, 239, 0)  hsl(119, 100%, 47%)  Lime
#efec00  rgb(239, 236, 0)  hsl(59, 100%, 47%)  Titanium Yellow
#00efec  rgb(0, 239, 236)  hsl(179, 100%, 47%)  Bright Turquoise