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#EC79E6

#ec79e6 ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ec79e6 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 47.45% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.73% magenta, 2.54% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 303.13°, with 75.16% saturation and 70% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 2.03.

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Web safe#ff66ff
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Relative luminance0.3722

Complementary

  1. #ec79e6
  2. #79ec7f

Split complementary

  1. #ec79e6
  2. #adec79
  3. #79ecb8

Analogous

  1. #b879ec
  2. #ec79e6
  3. #ec79ad

Triadic

  1. #ec79e6
  2. #e6ec79
  3. #79e6ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec79e6
  2. #ec7f79
  3. #79ec7f
  4. #79e6ec

Square

  1. #ec79e6
  2. #ecb879
  3. #79ec7f
  4. #79adec

Monochromatic

  1. #b319ab
  2. #e236d9
  3. #ec79e6
  4. #f5bcf2
  5. #fcedfc

Shades

#ec79e6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec79e6
  2. #d46dcf
  3. #bd61b8
  4. #a555a1
  5. #8e498a
  6. #763d73
  7. #5e305c
  8. #472445
  9. #2f182e
  10. #180c17
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec79e6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec79e6
  2. #ee86e9
  3. #f094eb
  4. #f2a1ee
  5. #f4aff0
  6. #f6bcf3
  7. #f7c9f5
  8. #f9d7f8
  9. #fbe4fa
  10. #fdf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec79e6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec79e6
  2. #e17adc
  3. #d67ad2
  4. #cc7bc7
  5. #c17cbd
  6. #b67db3
  7. #ab7da9
  8. #a07e9f
  9. #967f94
  10. #8b7f8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c595c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #729aea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93aae3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f384a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b08ee8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd99e4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f07fc2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec79e6 {
  color: #ec79e6;
}
Background
.bg-ec79e6 {
  background-color: #ec79e6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec79e6 {
  border: 2px solid #ec79e6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec79e6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 121 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 303 75% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec79e6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec79e6, #ec79ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec79e6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 121 230 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 2.03 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 3.93 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 3.99 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.81 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 6.44 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 9.57 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.82 #138619 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Violet
#ec79e6  rgb(236, 121, 230)  hsl(303, 75%, 70%)  Violet
#79ec7f  rgb(121, 236, 127)  hsl(123, 75%, 70%)  Light Green
#e6ec79  rgb(230, 236, 121)  hsl(63, 75%, 70%)  Pastel Yellow
#79e6ec  rgb(121, 230, 236)  hsl(183, 75%, 70%)  Electric Blue