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#EC37CA

#ec37ca ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ec37ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 21.57% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.69% magenta, 14.41% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 311.27°, with 82.65% saturation and 57.06% 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 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.24.

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Relative luminance0.2483

Complementary

  1. #ec37ca
  2. #37ec59

Split complementary

  1. #ec37ca
  2. #70ec37
  3. #37ecb4

Analogous

  1. #b437ec
  2. #ec37ca
  3. #ec3770

Triadic

  1. #ec37ca
  2. #caec37
  3. #37caec

Tetradic

  1. #ec37ca
  2. #ec5937
  3. #37ec59
  4. #37caec

Square

  1. #ec37ca
  2. #ecb437
  3. #37ec59
  4. #3770ec

Monochromatic

  1. #7e0c69
  2. #c413a3
  3. #ec37ca
  4. #f37ddd
  5. #f9c3ef

Shades

#ec37ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec37ca
  2. #d432b6
  3. #bd2ca2
  4. #a5278d
  5. #8e2179
  6. #761c65
  7. #5e1651
  8. #47113d
  9. #2f0b28
  10. #180614
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec37ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec37ca
  2. #ee4bcf
  3. #f05fd5
  4. #f273da
  5. #f487df
  6. #f69be5
  7. #f7afea
  8. #f9c3ef
  9. #fbd7f4
  10. #fdebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec37ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec37ca
  2. #e13ec3
  3. #d646bb
  4. #cc4db4
  5. #c154ac
  6. #b65ca5
  7. #ab639e
  8. #a06a96
  9. #96718f
  10. #8b7987
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b971a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d77ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d92c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f9447e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a263cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b578c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f43fa2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec37ca {
  color: #ec37ca;
}
Background
.bg-ec37ca {
  background-color: #ec37ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec37ca {
  border: 2px solid #ec37ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec37ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 55 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec37ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec37ca, #ec3770);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec37ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 55 202 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.24 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.20 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.20 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.26 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.37 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 8.88 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.96 #13c835 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ec37ca  rgb(236, 55, 202)  hsl(311, 83%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#37ec59  rgb(55, 236, 89)  hsl(131, 83%, 57%)  Malachite
#caec37  rgb(202, 236, 55)  hsl(71, 83%, 57%)  Pear
#37caec  rgb(55, 202, 236)  hsl(191, 83%, 57%)  Sky Blue