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#EC79EF

#ec79ef ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ec79ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.26% cyan, 49.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 298.47°, with 78.67% saturation and 70.59% 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 8.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 1.96.

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Web safe#ff66ff
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Relative luminance0.3774

Complementary

  1. #ec79ef
  2. #7cef79

Split complementary

  1. #ec79ef
  2. #b7ef79
  3. #79efb1

Analogous

  1. #b179ef
  2. #ec79ef
  3. #ef79b7

Triadic

  1. #ec79ef
  2. #efec79
  3. #79efec

Tetradic

  1. #ec79ef
  2. #ef797c
  3. #7cef79
  4. #79efec

Square

  1. #ec79ef
  2. #efb179
  3. #7cef79
  4. #79b7ef

Monochromatic

  1. #b516b9
  2. #e235e7
  3. #ec79ef
  4. #f6bdf7
  5. #fcedfd

Shades

#ec79ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec79ef
  2. #d46dd7
  3. #bd61bf
  4. #a555a7
  5. #8e498f
  6. #763d78
  7. #5e3060
  8. #472448
  9. #2f1830
  10. #180c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec79ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec79ef
  2. #ee86f1
  3. #f094f2
  4. #f2a1f4
  5. #f4aff5
  6. #f6bcf7
  7. #f7c9f9
  8. #f9d7fa
  9. #fbe4fc
  10. #fdf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec79ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec79ef
  2. #e17ae4
  3. #d67ad9
  4. #cc7bce
  5. #c17cc3
  6. #b67db8
  7. #ab7dac
  8. #a07ea1
  9. #967f96
  10. #8b7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c696c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d9cf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8faaeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f286a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af8ff1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc99ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef81c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec79ef {
  color: #ec79ef;
}
Background
.bg-ec79ef {
  background-color: #ec79ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec79ef {
  border: 2px solid #ec79ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec79ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 121 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 79% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec79ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec79ef, #ef79b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec79ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 121 239 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 1.96 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 3.11 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 4.46 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 4.61 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 7.72 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.58 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.38 #138610 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Violet
#ec79ef  rgb(236, 121, 239)  hsl(298, 79%, 71%)  Violet
#7cef79  rgb(124, 239, 121)  hsl(118, 79%, 71%)  Light Green
#efec79  rgb(239, 236, 121)  hsl(58, 79%, 71%)  Khaki
#79efec  rgb(121, 239, 236)  hsl(178, 79%, 71%)  Electric Blue