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#EC44CD

#ec44cd ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ec44cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 26.67% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.19% magenta, 13.14% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 311.07°, with 81.55% saturation and 59.61% 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 6.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 4.03.

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Web safe#ff33cc
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Relative luminance0.2637

Complementary

  1. #ec44cd
  2. #44ec63

Split complementary

  1. #ec44cd
  2. #79ec44
  3. #44ecb7

Analogous

  1. #b744ec
  2. #ec44cd
  3. #ec4479

Triadic

  1. #ec44cd
  2. #cdec44
  3. #44cdec

Tetradic

  1. #ec44cd
  2. #ec6344
  3. #44ec63
  4. #44cdec

Square

  1. #ec44cd
  2. #ecb744
  3. #44ec63
  4. #4479ec

Monochromatic

  1. #890e72
  2. #cf15ac
  3. #ec44cd
  4. #f389e0
  5. #facff2

Shades

#ec44cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec44cd
  2. #d43db9
  3. #bd36a4
  4. #a53090
  5. #8e297b
  6. #762267
  7. #5e1b52
  8. #47143e
  9. #2f0e29
  10. #180715
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec44cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec44cd
  2. #ee57d2
  3. #f069d7
  4. #f27cdc
  5. #f48fe1
  6. #f6a2e6
  7. #f7b4eb
  8. #f9c7f0
  9. #fbdaf5
  10. #fdecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec44cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec44cd
  2. #e14ac5
  3. #d650be
  4. #cc56b6
  5. #c15cae
  6. #b662a7
  7. #ab689f
  8. #a06e97
  9. #96748f
  10. #8b7a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba76aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #477cd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8195c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f84f84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a46acf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b67dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f34ba6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec44cd {
  color: #ec44cd;
}
Background
.bg-ec44cd {
  background-color: #ec44cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec44cd {
  border: 2px solid #ec44cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec44cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 68 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 82% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec44cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec44cd, #ec4479);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec44cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 68 205 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 4.03 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.86 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.04 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.04 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 7.59 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.63 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.04 #13bb32 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ec44cd  rgb(236, 68, 205)  hsl(311, 82%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#44ec63  rgb(68, 236, 99)  hsl(131, 82%, 60%)  Malachite
#cdec44  rgb(205, 236, 68)  hsl(71, 82%, 60%)  Pear
#44cdec  rgb(68, 205, 236)  hsl(191, 82%, 60%)  Sky Blue