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#EC36CB

#ec36cb ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ec36cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 21.18% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.12% magenta, 13.98% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 310.88°, with 82.73% saturation and 56.86% 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 5.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.34.

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Relative luminance0.2478

Complementary

  1. #ec36cb
  2. #36ec57

Split complementary

  1. #ec36cb
  2. #70ec36
  3. #36ecb2

Analogous

  1. #b236ec
  2. #ec36cb
  3. #ec3670

Triadic

  1. #ec36cb
  2. #cbec36
  3. #36cbec

Tetradic

  1. #ec36cb
  2. #ec5736
  3. #36ec57
  4. #36cbec

Square

  1. #ec36cb
  2. #ecb236
  3. #36ec57
  4. #3670ec

Monochromatic

  1. #7d0c69
  2. #c312a3
  3. #ec36cb
  4. #f37cdd
  5. #f9c2ef

Shades

#ec36cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec36cb
  2. #d431b7
  3. #bd2ba2
  4. #a5268e
  5. #8e207a
  6. #761b66
  7. #5e1651
  8. #47103d
  9. #2f0b29
  10. #180514
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec36cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec36cb
  2. #ee4ad0
  3. #f05ed5
  4. #f272db
  5. #f486e0
  6. #f69be5
  7. #f7afea
  8. #f9c3ef
  9. #fbd7f5
  10. #fdebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec36cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec36cb
  2. #e13dc4
  3. #d645bc
  4. #cc4cb5
  5. #c154ad
  6. #b65ba6
  7. #ab629e
  8. #a06a97
  9. #96718f
  10. #8b7988
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b970a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b77cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d92c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f9437f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a263cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b478c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f43ea3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec36cb {
  color: #ec36cb;
}
Background
.bg-ec36cb {
  background-color: #ec36cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec36cb {
  border: 2px solid #ec36cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec36cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 54 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec36cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec36cb, #ec3670);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec36cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 54 203 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.34 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.04 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.04 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.30 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.54 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.87 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 9.02 #13c934 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ec36cb  rgb(236, 54, 203)  hsl(311, 83%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#36ec57  rgb(54, 236, 87)  hsl(131, 83%, 57%)  Malachite
#cbec36  rgb(203, 236, 54)  hsl(71, 83%, 57%)  Pear
#36cbec  rgb(54, 203, 236)  hsl(191, 83%, 57%)  Sky Blue