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#EC16CD

#ec16cd ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ec16cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 8.63% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.68% magenta, 13.14% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 308.69°, with 84.92% saturation and 50.59% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.2281

Complementary

  1. #ec16cd
  2. #16ec35

Split complementary

  1. #ec16cd
  2. #62ec16
  3. #16eca0

Analogous

  1. #a016ec
  2. #ec16cd
  3. #ec1662

Triadic

  1. #ec16cd
  2. #cdec16
  3. #16cdec

Tetradic

  1. #ec16cd
  2. #ec3516
  3. #16ec35
  4. #16cdec

Square

  1. #ec16cd
  2. #eca016
  3. #16ec35
  4. #1662ec

Monochromatic

  1. #610854
  2. #a80e91
  3. #ec16cd
  4. #f25ddc
  5. #f8a3eb

Shades

#ec16cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec16cd
  2. #d414b9
  3. #bd12a4
  4. #a50f90
  5. #8e0d7b
  6. #760b67
  7. #5e0952
  8. #47073e
  9. #2f0429
  10. #180215
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec16cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec16cd
  2. #ee2dd2
  3. #f045d7
  4. #f25cdc
  5. #f473e1
  6. #f68be6
  7. #f7a2eb
  8. #f9b9f0
  9. #fbd0f5
  10. #fde8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec16cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec16cd
  2. #e121c5
  3. #d62bbe
  4. #cc36b6
  5. #c140ae
  6. #b64ba7
  7. #ab569f
  8. #a06097
  9. #966b8f
  10. #8b7588
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b769a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b70d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #748ec9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f9327a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e59d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b171ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f429a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec16cd {
  color: #ec16cd;
}
Background
.bg-ec16cd {
  background-color: #ec16cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec16cd {
  border: 2px solid #ec16cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec16cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 22 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 85% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec16cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec16cd, #ec1662);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec16cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 22 205 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 4.12 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.06 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.06 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.74 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.56 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.31 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 11.21 #13e932 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ec16cd  rgb(236, 22, 205)  hsl(309, 85%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#16ec35  rgb(22, 236, 53)  hsl(129, 85%, 51%)  Lime
#cdec16  rgb(205, 236, 22)  hsl(69, 85%, 51%)  Pear
#16cdec  rgb(22, 205, 236)  hsl(189, 85%, 51%)  Sky Blue