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#EC42CB

#ec42cb ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ec42cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 25.88% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.03% magenta, 13.98% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 311.65°, with 81.73% saturation and 59.22% 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 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.71.

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Relative luminance0.2604

Complementary

  1. #ec42cb
  2. #42ec63

Split complementary

  1. #ec42cb
  2. #76ec42
  3. #42ecb8

Analogous

  1. #b842ec
  2. #ec42cb
  3. #ec4276

Triadic

  1. #ec42cb
  2. #cbec42
  3. #42cbec

Tetradic

  1. #ec42cb
  2. #ec6342
  3. #42ec63
  4. #42cbec

Square

  1. #ec42cb
  2. #ecb842
  3. #42ec63
  4. #4276ec

Monochromatic

  1. #870e70
  2. #cd15a9
  3. #ec42cb
  4. #f388de
  5. #facdf1

Shades

#ec42cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec42cb
  2. #d43bb7
  3. #bd35a2
  4. #a52e8e
  5. #8e287a
  6. #762166
  7. #5e1a51
  8. #47143d
  9. #2f0d29
  10. #180714
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec42cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec42cb
  2. #ee55d0
  3. #f068d5
  4. #f27bdb
  5. #f48ee0
  6. #f6a1e5
  7. #f7b3ea
  8. #f9c6ef
  9. #fbd9f5
  10. #fdecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec42cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec42cb
  2. #e148c4
  3. #d64ebc
  4. #cc55b5
  5. #c15bad
  6. #b661a6
  7. #ab679e
  8. #a06d97
  9. #96748f
  10. #8b7a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba75a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #477bcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8195c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f84c82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a469cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b67cc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f448a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec42cb {
  color: #ec42cb;
}
Background
.bg-ec42cb {
  background-color: #ec42cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec42cb {
  border: 2px solid #ec42cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec42cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 66 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 82% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec42cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec42cb, #ec4276);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec42cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 66 203 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.71 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.17 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.26 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.26 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 7.73 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.35 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 9.13 #13bd34 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ec42cb  rgb(236, 66, 203)  hsl(312, 82%, 59%)  Shocking Pink
#42ec63  rgb(66, 236, 99)  hsl(132, 82%, 59%)  Malachite
#cbec42  rgb(203, 236, 66)  hsl(72, 82%, 59%)  Pear
#42cbec  rgb(66, 203, 236)  hsl(192, 82%, 59%)  Sky Blue