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#EC79FF

#ec79ff ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ec79ff is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 47.45% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.45% cyan, 52.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 291.49°, with 100% saturation and 73.73% 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 8.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 2.74.

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Web safe#ff66ff
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Relative luminance0.3873

Complementary

  1. #ec79ff
  2. #8cff79

Split complementary

  1. #ec79ff
  2. #cfff79
  3. #79ffa9

Analogous

  1. #a979ff
  2. #ec79ff
  3. #ff79cf

Triadic

  1. #ec79ff
  2. #ffec79
  3. #79ffec

Tetradic

  1. #ec79ff
  2. #ff798c
  3. #8cff79
  4. #79ffec

Square

  1. #ec79ff
  2. #ffa979
  3. #8cff79
  4. #79cfff

Monochromatic

  1. #bf00df
  2. #e12dff
  3. #ec79ff
  4. #f7c6ff
  5. #fcebff

Shades

#ec79ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec79ff
  2. #d46de6
  3. #bd61cc
  4. #a555b3
  5. #8e4999
  6. #763d80
  7. #5e3066
  8. #47244d
  9. #2f1833
  10. #180c1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec79ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec79ff
  2. #ee86ff
  3. #f094ff
  4. #f2a1ff
  5. #f4afff
  6. #f6bcff
  7. #f7c9ff
  8. #f9d7ff
  9. #fbe4ff
  10. #fdf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec79ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec79ff
  2. #e17af2
  3. #d67ae6
  4. #cc7bd9
  5. #c17ccc
  6. #b67dc0
  7. #ab7db3
  8. #a07ea6
  9. #967f99
  10. #8b7f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c697d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #639fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #88acfb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef8bb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac91ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b99afd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee84d5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec79ff {
  color: #ec79ff;
}
Background
.bg-ec79ff {
  background-color: #ec79ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec79ff {
  border: 2px solid #ec79ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec79ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 121 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 100% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec79ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec79ff, #ff79cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec79ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 121 255 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 2.74 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 3.10 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 3.74 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.49 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.60 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 9.97 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.11 #138600 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#ec79ff  rgb(236, 121, 255)  hsl(291, 100%, 74%)  Heliotrope
#8cff79  rgb(140, 255, 121)  hsl(111, 100%, 74%)  Mint Green
#ffec79  rgb(255, 236, 121)  hsl(51, 100%, 74%)  Jasmine
#79ffec  rgb(121, 255, 236)  hsl(171, 100%, 74%)  Turquoise Blue