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#EC27BD

#ec27bd ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ec27bd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 15.29% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.47% magenta, 19.92% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 314.31°, with 83.83% saturation and 53.92% 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 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 2.45.

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Relative luminance0.2296

Complementary

  1. #ec27bd
  2. #27ec56

Split complementary

  1. #ec27bd
  2. #5bec27
  3. #27ecb8

Analogous

  1. #b827ec
  2. #ec27bd
  3. #ec275b

Triadic

  1. #ec27bd
  2. #bdec27
  3. #27bdec

Tetradic

  1. #ec27bd
  2. #ec5627
  3. #27ec56
  4. #27bdec

Square

  1. #ec27bd
  2. #ecb827
  3. #27ec56
  4. #275bec

Monochromatic

  1. #700a58
  2. #b6108f
  3. #ec27bd
  4. #f26dd2
  5. #f8b4e8

Shades

#ec27bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec27bd
  2. #d423aa
  3. #bd1f97
  4. #a51b84
  5. #8e1771
  6. #76145f
  7. #5e104c
  8. #470c39
  9. #2f0826
  10. #180413
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec27bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec27bd
  2. #ee3dc4
  3. #f052ca
  4. #f268d1
  5. #f47dd7
  6. #f693de
  7. #f7a9e5
  8. #f9beeb
  9. #fbd4f2
  10. #fde9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec27bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec27bd
  2. #e130b7
  3. #d639b1
  4. #cc42ab
  5. #c14ba5
  6. #b6549f
  7. #ab5c98
  8. #a06592
  9. #966e8c
  10. #8b7786
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b76b9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c70c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e8fb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb2f73 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a25bbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b573ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f52c96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec27bd {
  color: #ec27bd;
}
Background
.bg-ec27bd {
  background-color: #ec27bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec27bd {
  border: 2px solid #ec27bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec27bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 39 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 84% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec27bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec27bd, #ec275b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec27bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 39 189 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 2.45 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 7.00 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 8.74 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.16 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.16 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 9.21 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.04 #13d842 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ec27bd  rgb(236, 39, 189)  hsl(314, 84%, 54%)  Shocking Pink
#27ec56  rgb(39, 236, 86)  hsl(134, 84%, 54%)  Malachite
#bdec27  rgb(189, 236, 39)  hsl(74, 84%, 54%)  Electric Lime
#27bdec  rgb(39, 189, 236)  hsl(194, 84%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue