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#EC2ACA

#ec2aca ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ec2aca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 16.47% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.2% magenta, 14.41% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 310.52°, with 83.62% saturation and 54.51% 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 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.32.

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Relative luminance0.2375

Complementary

  1. #ec2aca
  2. #2aec4c

Split complementary

  1. #ec2aca
  2. #69ec2a
  3. #2aecad

Analogous

  1. #ad2aec
  2. #ec2aca
  3. #ec2a69

Triadic

  1. #ec2aca
  2. #caec2a
  3. #2acaec

Tetradic

  1. #ec2aca
  2. #ec4c2a
  3. #2aec4c
  4. #2acaec

Square

  1. #ec2aca
  2. #ecad2a
  3. #2aec4c
  4. #2a69ec

Monochromatic

  1. #730a60
  2. #b9119b
  3. #ec2aca
  4. #f270db
  5. #f9b6ed

Shades

#ec2aca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec2aca
  2. #d426b6
  3. #bd22a2
  4. #a51d8d
  5. #8e1979
  6. #761565
  7. #5e1151
  8. #470d3d
  9. #2f0828
  10. #180414
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec2aca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec2aca
  2. #ee3fcf
  3. #f055d5
  4. #f26ada
  5. #f47fdf
  6. #f695e5
  7. #f7aaea
  8. #f9bfef
  9. #fbd4f4
  10. #fdeafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec2aca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec2aca
  2. #e133c3
  3. #d63bbb
  4. #cc44b4
  5. #c14cac
  6. #b655a5
  7. #ab5e9e
  8. #a06696
  9. #966f8f
  10. #8b7787
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b86da5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3173ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a90c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f93a7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a15ecc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b375c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f435a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec2aca {
  color: #ec2aca;
}
Background
.bg-ec2aca {
  background-color: #ec2aca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec2aca {
  border: 2px solid #ec2aca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec2aca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 42 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec2aca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec2aca, #ec2a69);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec2aca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 42 202 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.32 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.21 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.21 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.70 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.88 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.30 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 10.04 #13d535 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ec2aca  rgb(236, 42, 202)  hsl(311, 84%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#2aec4c  rgb(42, 236, 76)  hsl(131, 84%, 55%)  Malachite
#caec2a  rgb(202, 236, 42)  hsl(71, 84%, 55%)  Pear
#2acaec  rgb(42, 202, 236)  hsl(191, 84%, 55%)  Sky Blue