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#EC17C8

#ec17c8 ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ec17c8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 9.02% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.25% magenta, 15.25% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 310.14°, with 84.86% saturation and 50.78% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.62.

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Web safe#ff00cc
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Relative luminance0.2262

Complementary

  1. #ec17c8
  2. #17ec3b

Split complementary

  1. #ec17c8
  2. #5dec17
  3. #17eca5

Analogous

  1. #a517ec
  2. #ec17c8
  3. #ec175d

Triadic

  1. #ec17c8
  2. #c8ec17
  3. #17c8ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec17c8
  2. #ec3b17
  3. #17ec3b
  4. #17c8ec

Square

  1. #ec17c8
  2. #eca517
  3. #17ec3b
  4. #175dec

Monochromatic

  1. #620853
  2. #a90e8e
  3. #ec17c8
  4. #f25ed9
  5. #f8a4ea

Shades

#ec17c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec17c8
  2. #d415b4
  3. #bd12a0
  4. #a5108c
  5. #8e0e78
  6. #760c64
  7. #5e0950
  8. #47073c
  9. #2f0528
  10. #180214
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec17c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec17c8
  2. #ee2ece
  3. #f045d3
  4. #f25dd9
  5. #f474de
  6. #f68be4
  7. #f7a2e9
  8. #f9b9ef
  9. #fbd1f4
  10. #fde8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec17c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec17c8
  2. #e122c1
  3. #d62cba
  4. #cc37b2
  5. #c141ab
  6. #b64ca4
  7. #ab569d
  8. #a06196
  9. #966b8e
  10. #8b7687
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b768a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #256fcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #778dc4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f92e77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f59ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b271c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4279e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec17c8 {
  color: #ec17c8;
}
Background
.bg-ec17c8 {
  background-color: #ec17c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec17c8 {
  border: 2px solid #ec17c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec17c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 23 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 85% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec17c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec17c8, #ec175d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec17c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 23 200 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.62 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.72 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.72 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.91 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.10 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.46 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 10.64 #13e837 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ec17c8  rgb(236, 23, 200)  hsl(310, 85%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#17ec3b  rgb(23, 236, 59)  hsl(130, 85%, 51%)  Lime
#c8ec17  rgb(200, 236, 23)  hsl(70, 85%, 51%)  Pear
#17c8ec  rgb(23, 200, 236)  hsl(190, 85%, 51%)  Sky Blue