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#EC37CF

#ec37cf ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ec37cf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.69% magenta, 12.29% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 309.61°, 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 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.83.

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Relative luminance0.2507

Complementary

  1. #ec37cf
  2. #37ec54

Split complementary

  1. #ec37cf
  2. #75ec37
  3. #37ecae

Analogous

  1. #ae37ec
  2. #ec37cf
  3. #ec3775

Triadic

  1. #ec37cf
  2. #cfec37
  3. #37cfec

Tetradic

  1. #ec37cf
  2. #ec5437
  3. #37ec54
  4. #37cfec

Square

  1. #ec37cf
  2. #ecae37
  3. #37ec54
  4. #3775ec

Monochromatic

  1. #7e0c6c
  2. #c413a8
  3. #ec37cf
  4. #f37de0
  5. #f9c3f1

Shades

#ec37cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec37cf
  2. #d432ba
  3. #bd2ca6
  4. #a52791
  5. #8e217c
  6. #761c68
  7. #5e1653
  8. #47113e
  9. #2f0b29
  10. #180615
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec37cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec37cf
  2. #ee4bd4
  3. #f05fd9
  4. #f273dd
  5. #f487e2
  6. #f69be7
  7. #f7afec
  8. #f9c3f1
  9. #fbd7f5
  10. #fdebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec37cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec37cf
  2. #e13ec7
  3. #d646bf
  4. #cc4db7
  5. #c154af
  6. #b65ca8
  7. #ab63a0
  8. #a06a98
  9. #967190
  10. #8b7988
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b971aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3878d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b93cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f84681 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a264d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b478cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f341a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec37cf {
  color: #ec37cf;
}
Background
.bg-ec37cf {
  background-color: #ec37cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec37cf {
  border: 2px solid #ec37cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec37cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 55 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec37cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec37cf, #ec3775);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec37cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 55 207 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.83 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.47 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.47 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.06 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.59 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 9.08 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.10 #13c830 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ec37cf  rgb(236, 55, 207)  hsl(310, 83%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#37ec54  rgb(55, 236, 84)  hsl(130, 83%, 57%)  Malachite
#cfec37  rgb(207, 236, 55)  hsl(70, 83%, 57%)  Pear
#37cfec  rgb(55, 207, 236)  hsl(190, 83%, 57%)  Sky Blue