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#EC2AED

#ec2aed ≈ Fuchsia

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ec2aed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.42% cyan, 82.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 299.69°, with 84.42% saturation and 54.71% 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 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fuchsia (#ff00ff), ΔE 3.09.

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Relative luminance0.256

Complementary

  1. #ec2aed
  2. #2bed2a

Split complementary

  1. #ec2aed
  2. #8ded2a
  3. #2aed8b

Analogous

  1. #8b2aed
  2. #ec2aed
  3. #ed2a8d

Triadic

  1. #ec2aed
  2. #edec2a
  3. #2aedec

Tetradic

  1. #ec2aed
  2. #ed2a2b
  3. #2bed2a
  4. #2aedec

Square

  1. #ec2aed
  2. #ed8b2a
  3. #2bed2a
  4. #2a8ded

Monochromatic

  1. #740a74
  2. #ba10bb
  3. #ec2aed
  4. #f271f3
  5. #f9b7f9

Shades

#ec2aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec2aed
  2. #d426d5
  3. #bd22be
  4. #a51da6
  5. #8e198e
  6. #761577
  7. #5e115f
  8. #470d47
  9. #2f082f
  10. #180418
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec2aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec2aed
  2. #ee3fef
  3. #f055f1
  4. #f26af2
  5. #f47ff4
  6. #f695f6
  7. #f7aaf8
  8. #f9bffa
  9. #fbd4fb
  10. #fdeafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec2aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec2aed
  2. #e133e2
  3. #d63bd7
  4. #cc44cc
  5. #c14cc1
  6. #b655b7
  7. #ab5eac
  8. #a066a1
  9. #966f96
  10. #8b778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba70ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6793e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f35090 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a64f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad77ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f144bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec2aed {
  color: #ec2aed;
}
Background
.bg-ec2aed {
  background-color: #ec2aed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec2aed {
  border: 2px solid #ec2aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec2aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 42 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec2aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec2aed, #ed2a8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec2aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 42 237 / 0.35);
}

#ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 3.09 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 3.09 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.74 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.81 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.25 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.52 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.11 #13d512 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Fuchsia
#ec2aed  rgb(236, 42, 237)  hsl(300, 84%, 55%)  Fuchsia
#2bed2a  rgb(43, 237, 42)  hsl(120, 84%, 55%)  Lime
#edec2a  rgb(237, 236, 42)  hsl(60, 84%, 55%)  Titanium Yellow
#2aedec  rgb(42, 237, 236)  hsl(180, 84%, 55%)  Bright Turquoise