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#EC00EC

#ec00ec ≈ Fuchsia

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ec00ec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 300°, 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fuchsia (#ff00ff), ΔE 4.07.

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Relative luminance0.2389

Complementary

  1. #ec00ec
  2. #00ec00

Split complementary

  1. #ec00ec
  2. #76ec00
  3. #00ec76

Analogous

  1. #7600ec
  2. #ec00ec
  3. #ec0076

Triadic

  1. #ec00ec
  2. #ecec00
  3. #00ecec

Tetradic

  1. #ec00ec
  2. #ec0000
  3. #00ec00
  4. #00ecec

Square

  1. #ec00ec
  2. #ec7600
  3. #00ec00
  4. #0076ec

Monochromatic

  1. #530053
  2. #9f009f
  3. #ec00ec
  4. #ff39ff
  5. #ff86ff

Shades

#ec00ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec00ec
  2. #d400d4
  3. #bd00bd
  4. #a500a5
  5. #8e008e
  6. #760076
  7. #5e005e
  8. #470047
  9. #2f002f
  10. #180018
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec00ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec00ec
  2. #ee1aee
  3. #f033f0
  4. #f24df2
  5. #f466f4
  6. #f680f6
  7. #f799f7
  8. #f9b3f9
  9. #fbccfb
  10. #fde6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec00ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec00ec
  2. #e10de1
  3. #d61ad6
  4. #cc26cc
  5. #c133c1
  6. #b640b6
  7. #ab4dab
  8. #a05aa0
  9. #966696
  10. #8b738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b86ab8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #608fe7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4448b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #975cef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab71e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f134ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec00ec {
  color: #ec00ec;
}
Background
.bg-ec00ec {
  background-color: #ec00ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec00ec {
  border: 2px solid #ec00ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec00ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec00ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec00ec, #ec0076);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec00ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 236 / 0.35);
}

#ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 4.07 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 4.07 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.87 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.99 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.00 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.78 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.19 #13ff13 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Fuchsia
#ec00ec  rgb(236, 0, 236)  hsl(300, 100%, 46%)  Fuchsia
#00ec00  rgb(0, 236, 0)  hsl(120, 100%, 46%)  Lime
#ecec00  rgb(236, 236, 0)  hsl(60, 100%, 46%)  Titanium Yellow
#00ecec  rgb(0, 236, 236)  hsl(180, 100%, 46%)  Bright Turquoise