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#EC00B4

#ec00b4 ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ec00b4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 0% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 23.73% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 314.24°, with 100% saturation and 46.27% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.69.

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Relative luminance0.2113

Complementary

  1. #ec00b4
  2. #00ec38

Split complementary

  1. #ec00b4
  2. #3eec00
  3. #00ecae

Analogous

  1. #ae00ec
  2. #ec00b4
  3. #ec003e

Triadic

  1. #ec00b4
  2. #b4ec00
  3. #00b4ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec00b4
  2. #ec3800
  3. #00ec38
  4. #00b4ec

Square

  1. #ec00b4
  2. #ecae00
  3. #00ec38
  4. #003eec

Monochromatic

  1. #53003f
  2. #9f007a
  3. #ec00b4
  4. #ff39d0
  5. #ff86e2

Shades

#ec00b4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec00b4
  2. #d400a2
  3. #bd0090
  4. #a5007e
  5. #8e006c
  6. #76005a
  7. #5e0048
  8. #470036
  9. #2f0024
  10. #180012
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec00b4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec00b4
  2. #ee1abc
  3. #f033c3
  4. #f24dcb
  5. #f466d2
  6. #f680da
  7. #f799e1
  8. #f9b3e9
  9. #fbccf0
  10. #fde6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec00b4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec00b4
  2. #e10daf
  3. #d61aaa
  4. #cc26a4
  5. #c1339f
  6. #b6409a
  7. #ab4d95
  8. #a05a90
  9. #96668a
  10. #8b7385
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b56497 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3469b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d8bb0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc0569 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a152b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46db1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6038d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec00b4 {
  color: #ec00b4;
}
Background
.bg-ec00b4 {
  background-color: #ec00b4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec00b4 {
  border: 2px solid #ec00b4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec00b4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec00b4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec00b4, #ec003e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec00b4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 180 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.69 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 6.95 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 8.63 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 9.21 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.29 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.85 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.79 #13ff4b Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ec00b4  rgb(236, 0, 180)  hsl(314, 100%, 46%)  Shocking Pink
#00ec38  rgb(0, 236, 56)  hsl(134, 100%, 46%)  Lime
#b4ec00  rgb(180, 236, 0)  hsl(74, 100%, 46%)  Spring Bud
#00b4ec  rgb(0, 180, 236)  hsl(194, 100%, 46%)  Deep Sky Blue