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#EC79ED

#ec79ed ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ec79ed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.42% cyan, 48.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 299.48°, with 76.32% saturation and 70.2% 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 8.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 1.87.

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Web safe#ff66ff
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Relative luminance0.3762

Complementary

  1. #ec79ed
  2. #7aed79

Split complementary

  1. #ec79ed
  2. #b4ed79
  3. #79edb2

Analogous

  1. #b279ed
  2. #ec79ed
  3. #ed79b4

Triadic

  1. #ec79ed
  2. #edec79
  3. #79edec

Tetradic

  1. #ec79ed
  2. #ed797a
  3. #7aed79
  4. #79edec

Square

  1. #ec79ed
  2. #edb279
  3. #7aed79
  4. #79b4ed

Monochromatic

  1. #b318b5
  2. #e236e4
  3. #ec79ed
  4. #f6bcf6
  5. #fcedfd

Shades

#ec79ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec79ed
  2. #d46dd5
  3. #bd61be
  4. #a555a6
  5. #8e498e
  6. #763d77
  7. #5e305f
  8. #472447
  9. #2f182f
  10. #180c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec79ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec79ed
  2. #ee86ef
  3. #f094f1
  4. #f2a1f2
  5. #f4aff4
  6. #f6bcf6
  7. #f7c9f8
  8. #f9d7fa
  9. #fbe4fb
  10. #fdf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec79ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec79ed
  2. #e17ae2
  3. #d67ad7
  4. #cc7bcc
  5. #c17cc1
  6. #b67db7
  7. #ab7dac
  8. #a07ea1
  9. #967f96
  10. #8b7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c595c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e9cf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90aaea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f286a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af8fef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc99eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f081c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec79ed {
  color: #ec79ed;
}
Background
.bg-ec79ed {
  background-color: #ec79ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec79ed {
  border: 2px solid #ec79ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec79ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 121 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 76% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec79ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec79ed, #ed79b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec79ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 121 237 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 1.87 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 3.26 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 4.42 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 4.74 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 7.43 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.63 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.24 #138612 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Violet
#ec79ed  rgb(236, 121, 237)  hsl(299, 76%, 70%)  Violet
#7aed79  rgb(122, 237, 121)  hsl(119, 76%, 70%)  Light Green
#edec79  rgb(237, 236, 121)  hsl(59, 76%, 70%)  Pastel Yellow
#79edec  rgb(121, 237, 236)  hsl(179, 76%, 70%)  Electric Blue