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#EC37CD

#ec37cd ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ec37cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.69% magenta, 13.14% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 310.28°, 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 5.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.58.

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Relative luminance0.2497

Complementary

  1. #ec37cd
  2. #37ec56

Split complementary

  1. #ec37cd
  2. #72ec37
  3. #37ecb1

Analogous

  1. #b137ec
  2. #ec37cd
  3. #ec3772

Triadic

  1. #ec37cd
  2. #cdec37
  3. #37cdec

Tetradic

  1. #ec37cd
  2. #ec5637
  3. #37ec56
  4. #37cdec

Square

  1. #ec37cd
  2. #ecb137
  3. #37ec56
  4. #3772ec

Monochromatic

  1. #7e0c6a
  2. #c413a6
  3. #ec37cd
  4. #f37dde
  5. #f9c3f0

Shades

#ec37cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec37cd
  2. #d432b9
  3. #bd2ca4
  4. #a52790
  5. #8e217b
  6. #761c67
  7. #5e1652
  8. #47113e
  9. #2f0b29
  10. #180615
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec37cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec37cd
  2. #ee4bd2
  3. #f05fd7
  4. #f273dc
  5. #f487e1
  6. #f69be6
  7. #f7afeb
  8. #f9c3f0
  9. #fbd7f5
  10. #fdebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec37cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec37cd
  2. #e13ec5
  3. #d646be
  4. #cc4db6
  5. #c154ae
  6. #b65ca7
  7. #ab639f
  8. #a06a97
  9. #96718f
  10. #8b7988
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b971a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a78d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c92c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f84580 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a264cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b478cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f340a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec37cd {
  color: #ec37cd;
}
Background
.bg-ec37cd {
  background-color: #ec37cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec37cd {
  border: 2px solid #ec37cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec37cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 55 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec37cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec37cd, #ec3772);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec37cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 55 205 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.58 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.76 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.76 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.13 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.73 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.81 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 8.99 #13c832 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ec37cd  rgb(236, 55, 205)  hsl(310, 83%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#37ec56  rgb(55, 236, 86)  hsl(130, 83%, 57%)  Malachite
#cdec37  rgb(205, 236, 55)  hsl(70, 83%, 57%)  Pear
#37cdec  rgb(55, 205, 236)  hsl(190, 83%, 57%)  Sky Blue